Male Condom Instructions

If you decide to have sex, use a new condom each time to reduce the risk of pregnancy or transmitting diseases.
Check the expiration date. Do not use expired condoms or condoms that are yellowed, brittle, or sticky.
Handle a condom carefully so as not to damage it with fingernails, teeth, or other sharp objects.
Put on the condom when the penis is erect and before any genital contact with partner.
Hold the tip of the condom so that air will not be trapped, and unroll the condom all the way down the erect penis.
To increase pleasure and to decrease the risk of the condom breaking, use a condom with water-based lubricant. Lubricant can be used inside the condom’s reservoir tip as well. Do not use oil-based lubricants such as petroleum jelly, mineral oil, massage oils, and body lotions; they can cause a latex condom to break.
To remove the condom, hold it firmly at the base of the penis and withdraw while the penis is still erect to prevent slippage. Throw the condom away.
Store condoms in cool, dry places.
Latex condoms are available at Health Promotion Services. If you are allergic to latex, you might want to try polyurethane condoms.
For oral contact with a penis, use a non-lubricated condom. Water-based lubricant on the inside may increase sensation.

Female Condom Instructions

If you decide to have sex, use a new condom each time to reduce the risk of pregnancy or transmitting diseases.
Check the expiration date. Do not use expired female condoms or condoms that are yellowed, brittle, or sticky.
Handle a condom carefully so as not to damage it with fingernails, teeth, or other sharp objects.
Add water-based lubricant to the inside of the female condom pouch.
Put on the condom before any genital contact with partner and/or toys used for penetration.
Squeeze the inner ring with thumb and middle finger (so it becomes long and narrow) and then place inner ring and pouch into the vaginal opening.
With your index finger, push the inner ring as far into the vagina as it will go while making sure that the condom is not twisted.
Guide the penis inside the condom.
Remove condom before standing up. Twist the outer ring and pull the condom while keeping the sperm inside the condom. Throw the condom away.

If you decide to have oral-anal sex or oral-vaginal sex, use a new dental dam each time to reduce the risk of transmitting disease.
To make a dental dam out of a male or female condom, simply cut off the tip and cut down one side.
Check the expiration date. Do not use expired dental dams or dental dams that are yellowed, brittle, sticky, or have holes.
Handle a dental dam carefully so as not to damage it with fingernails, teeth, or other sharp objects.
Rinse off any powder that's on the dam.
Apply water-based lubricant on the vulva or anus before using the dam to increase the sensation of the partner.
Place and hold the dam against the vulva or anus of the receiving partner.
Be sure to only use one side of the dental dam.