The document provides 12 steps for proper condom use, including checking the expiration date, opening the package carefully without tearing, applying a water-based lubricant, unrolling the condom onto an erect penis, smoothing out any air bubbles, checking during intercourse that it does not slip off, pulling out while holding the condom before the penis becomes flaccid, removing by rolling it off and disposing properly without reuse.

1. 12 STEPS TO EFFECTIVE CONDOM USE

2. Wrap It Up…the RIGHT way!! Check the expiration date on the wrapper. Using an expired condom will not work properly. Make sure it’s a latex (or polyurethane) condom. Open the package without tearing the condom. Push the condom to one side of the wrapper and rip the wrapper on the opposite side. Don’t use your teeth! Squeeze a few drops of water-based lube into the tip of the condom. Only used water-based lube because oil-based lubes will cause the condom to break.

3. Wrap It Up…the RIGHT way!! (cont) 4. Hold the condom by the last ½ inch at the tip, making sure to squeeze out any air . Put the condom on when the dick is hard and before the dick touches the partner’s genitalia, mouth, or ass. Put the condom on the tip of the penis. A guy who is uncut (not circumcised) should pull back his foreskin before putting on the condom.

4. Wrap It Up…the RIGHT way!! (cont) While still pinching the tip, unroll the condom down the shaft to the base of the dick (near the balls). Smooth out any extra air bubbles that may be trapped inside the condom. Now it’s okay to apply water-based lube on the outside of the condom. Check during intercourse to make sure the condom isn’t slipping off.\ After you cum, pull out while holding the condom by it’s rim (at the base of the dick). It’s important to do this BEFORE the dick has done limp because the condom can accidentally slip off when the dick is soft. Be careful not to spill the cum when taking the condom off.

5. Wrap It Up…the RIGHT way!! (cont) 10. Remove the condom by rolling it off. Do this well away from your partner’s body. 11. Throw the condom away. Don’t flush condoms down the toilet--they can clog plumbing. 12. Never reuse a condom. If you want to have sex again, always use a new condom.