How to Get Free Condoms
Use online databases of free condom distribution points., Check with your local department of health., Ask your doctor., Try health clinics, particularly those that focus on sexual or reproductive health., Check with your university health center...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Use online databases of free condom distribution points.
Which online database you use will depend on your location.
Many are also very clear about what measures they use to protect anonymity.
In the US, websites like condomfinder.org will enable you to find local organizations and businesses that distribute condoms for free.In England, the National Health Service maintains a searchable database of locations that distribute condoms.
You can use it to find a distributor near you. -
Step 2: Check with your local department of health.
If your department of health is distributing them, help yourself to a bunch so you will always be prepared! For example, New York City and the District of Columbia have large scale distribution programs.
In places where large scale distribution programs are underway, free condoms may be available in local pharmacies, drugstores, or even grocery stores. , Some physicians may give out free condoms.
If you are a minor concerned about confidentiality, ask your doctor what his or her policy is.
You can ask whether the information would be kept confidential from your parents. , These organizations often offer condoms free of charge.
You can call them ahead of time to ask if they are currently distributing.
Possible sources include health clinics, gynecologists’ offices, and hospitals.
Planned Parenthood in the US often offers free condoms.
For example, in Oregon you can drop in and receive 12 free condoms.
It is confidential, even for minors., Many universities, both public and private, distribute free condoms to students in ways that are anonymous.
The health center website will likely tell you exactly what is available, where you can get it and when it is available.
You can also call the health center or drop by and ask.
Chances are, you will be able to anonymously get more than enough condoms with no questions asked. , High schools increasingly distribute condoms to students.High schools may make condoms available anonymously through vending machines or freely available in bowls or baskets.
In other schools, students may need to obtain them from the school nurse, a counselor, health worker, or other personnel.
Some schools have programs with where parents may decide whether these services will be available to their teen. , Depending upon where you live, these services may even be available to you as a teen.Check the websites of organizations like TeenSource.org, LAcondom.com, or CondomUSA.com.
Check the expiration date and do not use expired condoms.
They are less reliable.
As always, check the condom for tears or pinprick holes. , Condoms do not last forever.Make sure the expiration date has not passed.
Never used a condom after its expiration date.
Examine the condom to make sure it is still intact.
If it has small tears or stiff patches, get a new one. , To be effective, the condom must be used during all times of genital contact.Use lubrication to make sex more enjoyable and reduce the chances of the condom breaking.
Use only water-based lubricants with a condom.
Examples include Astroglide and K-Y jelly.
Oil-based lubricants may break down the latex, increasing the chances of the condom breaking.
Don’t use body or massage oils, vaseline, or cooking oils as lubricants. , If you start to put the condom on inside out, don’t turn it around and start again.
Use a new condom.
Make sure to use a condom for the entire sexual encounter.
Start with the rolled up condom at the tip of the penis.
The rolled side should be out.
Pinch the tip of the condom and hold it in place while you unroll the condom until it covers the entire length of the penis.
There should be about a half an inch of space at the tip to catch semen during ejaculation.
If you are unfamiliar with how to properly put on a condom, practice on a banana or a model penis. , Hold the base of the penis while you gently and carefully remove the condom.
Do not spill the semen inside the condom.
Dispose of the condom in the trash. , A broken condom does not offer protection. , Don’t use a lambskin condom.
It won’t protect against sexually transmitted diseases.A latex allergy is the only reason that a doctor will tell you not to use a latex condom.
There are no other health considerations or concerns that would indicate that you should not use one during a sexual encounter. , Keep them in a place where they won’t be exposed to heat, sunlight or physical stress.
These conditions can weaken the condoms.Don’t carry condoms in your wallet or pants pocket.
The friction and bending will weaken the condoms.
This will make them more likely to break or get small holes.
Glove compartments of cars get too hot to safely store condoms. -
Step 3: Ask your doctor.
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Step 4: Try health clinics
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Step 5: particularly those that focus on sexual or reproductive health.
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Step 6: Check with your university health center.
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Step 7: Know what the sexual health resources are at your high school.
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Step 8: Order free condoms online and let the condoms come to you.
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Step 9: Check the condom to make sure it is still good.
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Step 10: Reduce the likelihood of pregnancy and disease by using a condom during vaginal
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Step 11: and oral sex.
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Step 12: Put the condom on the penis when it is erect.
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Step 13: Take the condom off while the penis is still erect.
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Step 14: Stop sex and put on a new condom if it breaks in the middle.
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Step 15: Use a polyurethane or polyisoprene condom if you are allergic to latex.
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Step 16: Make sure your condoms will last until the expiration date.
Detailed Guide
Which online database you use will depend on your location.
Many are also very clear about what measures they use to protect anonymity.
In the US, websites like condomfinder.org will enable you to find local organizations and businesses that distribute condoms for free.In England, the National Health Service maintains a searchable database of locations that distribute condoms.
You can use it to find a distributor near you.
If your department of health is distributing them, help yourself to a bunch so you will always be prepared! For example, New York City and the District of Columbia have large scale distribution programs.
In places where large scale distribution programs are underway, free condoms may be available in local pharmacies, drugstores, or even grocery stores. , Some physicians may give out free condoms.
If you are a minor concerned about confidentiality, ask your doctor what his or her policy is.
You can ask whether the information would be kept confidential from your parents. , These organizations often offer condoms free of charge.
You can call them ahead of time to ask if they are currently distributing.
Possible sources include health clinics, gynecologists’ offices, and hospitals.
Planned Parenthood in the US often offers free condoms.
For example, in Oregon you can drop in and receive 12 free condoms.
It is confidential, even for minors., Many universities, both public and private, distribute free condoms to students in ways that are anonymous.
The health center website will likely tell you exactly what is available, where you can get it and when it is available.
You can also call the health center or drop by and ask.
Chances are, you will be able to anonymously get more than enough condoms with no questions asked. , High schools increasingly distribute condoms to students.High schools may make condoms available anonymously through vending machines or freely available in bowls or baskets.
In other schools, students may need to obtain them from the school nurse, a counselor, health worker, or other personnel.
Some schools have programs with where parents may decide whether these services will be available to their teen. , Depending upon where you live, these services may even be available to you as a teen.Check the websites of organizations like TeenSource.org, LAcondom.com, or CondomUSA.com.
Check the expiration date and do not use expired condoms.
They are less reliable.
As always, check the condom for tears or pinprick holes. , Condoms do not last forever.Make sure the expiration date has not passed.
Never used a condom after its expiration date.
Examine the condom to make sure it is still intact.
If it has small tears or stiff patches, get a new one. , To be effective, the condom must be used during all times of genital contact.Use lubrication to make sex more enjoyable and reduce the chances of the condom breaking.
Use only water-based lubricants with a condom.
Examples include Astroglide and K-Y jelly.
Oil-based lubricants may break down the latex, increasing the chances of the condom breaking.
Don’t use body or massage oils, vaseline, or cooking oils as lubricants. , If you start to put the condom on inside out, don’t turn it around and start again.
Use a new condom.
Make sure to use a condom for the entire sexual encounter.
Start with the rolled up condom at the tip of the penis.
The rolled side should be out.
Pinch the tip of the condom and hold it in place while you unroll the condom until it covers the entire length of the penis.
There should be about a half an inch of space at the tip to catch semen during ejaculation.
If you are unfamiliar with how to properly put on a condom, practice on a banana or a model penis. , Hold the base of the penis while you gently and carefully remove the condom.
Do not spill the semen inside the condom.
Dispose of the condom in the trash. , A broken condom does not offer protection. , Don’t use a lambskin condom.
It won’t protect against sexually transmitted diseases.A latex allergy is the only reason that a doctor will tell you not to use a latex condom.
There are no other health considerations or concerns that would indicate that you should not use one during a sexual encounter. , Keep them in a place where they won’t be exposed to heat, sunlight or physical stress.
These conditions can weaken the condoms.Don’t carry condoms in your wallet or pants pocket.
The friction and bending will weaken the condoms.
This will make them more likely to break or get small holes.
Glove compartments of cars get too hot to safely store condoms.
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