Tongue condoms are protective barriers that can prevent you from catching or transmitting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) while having oral sex. A tongue condom, also known as an oral condom or ...

Condom design has thankfully expanded quite a bit since, as Greek mythology goes, King Minos used a goat’s bladder. Now, with what feels like gazillions of different condom brands on the market, you ...

Using a condom during sex is one of the best methods for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis. So long as they're put on ...

When biomedical engineer Robert Gorkin saw the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s 2013 call for submissions for a next-generation condom, he was hardly a contraceptive innovator. Rather, his work ...

When used correctly and consistently, condoms remain one of the most effective tools for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This includes external (male) condoms ...

Condoms are an effective form of birth control and one of the few contraceptives that protect against sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are a wide variety of condom brands out there, but ...

This story was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. Wearing a condom is a great way to prevent pregnancy and the only option for protecting against STIs and STDs (besides abstinence). But they’re not ...

This research was supported by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Insight Grant 435-2017-0369: Tina Fetner (PI), Michelle Dion (co-I) and Melanie Heath (co-I). Nicole Andrejek ...

You aren’t the only one to have a condom break on you. In an older study, 7.3 percent of the men surveyed said they had experienced a condom breaking over the course of a year. In other research, 29 ...