Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Here Is Why Trojan’s New Condom Survey Should Have Us All Worried

America's #1 condom maker has a message for a shocking number of people: You're doing it wrong.


In some areas of life, you dont need a perfect batting average not every grade you make will be an A, not every meal you cook will be edible, not every Facebook update you post will get likes. But when it comes to safe sex, theres zero room for error: One careless decision could drastically impact your life.

Trojan recently surveyed 500 men and 500 women between 18 and 34, two-thirds of them single and a third in relationships, about their condom use and attitudes. Heres what they found, including many areas for improvement

Condoms are (far) more popular in theory than practice



While 81% of young adults said that condom use is important, only 35% reported always using them. That means 46% of people just like the idea of condoms, which is completely useless. Agreeing that condoms are important (without actual use) has never prevented a single STD or pregnancy in the history of STDs and pregnancies. Put your money where your mouth is! (No pun intended.)
Related: Everything You (N)ever Wanted To Know About Condoms

Most couples dont get tested before going condom-free



Of the people in relationships who dont use condoms (62% of whom stopped using them within two months as a sign of trust, commitment, and exclusivity), 64% hadnt been to a doctor or clinic to find out their sexual health status. You can only build up so much trust in a couple months, but you cant lie your way out of latex.

Too many partners dont have the condom conversation



When a condom isnt used, 43% of the time it happens without the partners actually talking about it first. We all need to communicate, and not just with our bodies.

Pop-culture could help more, but doesnt



Nearly three-fourths of survey respondents cant recall seeing a reference to condoms on TV or in a movie in the past year, but 62% think that pop-culture could be more influential about contraceptives its been a long time since Elaine on Seinfeld defined the concept of sponge-worthy.

Women need to insist on using protection



While 83% of women feel its a shared responsibility to suggest using a condom, only 13% of women bought condoms for their most recent sexual encounter. That can become a problem when guys dont bother to purchase protection because theyd rather not bag their groceries (so to speak). Cmon, ladies, weve fought for independence, equal pay and the right to vote we can deal with an awkward CVS transaction.


Besides, half of women agree they couldnt fully enjoy myself during sex because I would be worried about contracting a sexually transmitted disease. The female orgasm requires focus, which is impossible if youre distracted with pregnancy and STD worries. So when a guy says he cant feel anything with a condom, hes really saying that your feelings arent as important. Still want to have sex with a dude like that? Didnt think so.

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