What are the side effects of condoms

As a contraceptive tool, condoms are easier to use and have a higher success rate than other contraceptive methods. At the same time, condoms can also prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Correct use of condoms can prevent infection with AIDS and other sexually transmitted or blood-borne diseases. However, there are certain side effects. Below, I will talk about some of the side effects of condoms.

The role of condoms

The probability of contracting gonorrhea is reduced by 85%.

However, it cannot effectively prevent the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV), genital herpes simplex virus (HSV), syphilis and chancroid, because sexually transmitted diseases can be transmitted through contact with parts that condoms cannot cover.

Side effects of condoms

Bacteria that cause disease

Condoms have a certain impact on sexual pleasure, which I believe everyone has felt, so I won’t go into details here. The focus will be on the impact of condoms on the reproductive systems of men and women. Condoms are mainly made of rubber. Although they are relatively harmless to the human body, some friends who are allergic to rubber need to pay attention.

At the same time, in order to achieve the lubrication effect, a lot of oil is usually added to the outside of the condom. Some mineral oils are not easy to decompose and are not easy to clean inside the vagina. Certain ingredients in these lubricants will destroy the immune system in the vagina. Assuming it is used twice a week, the mineral oil residue is quite considerable. If condoms are often used, these oils will exist in the vagina for a long time, destroying the acidic environment and making it easier for bacteria to grow.

Damage to the cervix

Under normal circumstances, there will be some itchy bacteria and anti-itch bacteria in the vagina, which form a balance and naturally form a defense mechanism with a self-cleaning effect. In normal circumstances where condoms are not used, vaginal secretions can expel many pathogens. However, when condoms are used frequently, the oils on the condoms are difficult to expel, making it difficult to expel some harmful bacteria as well. This increases the incidence of gynecological inflammation in women who use condoms.

No matter how good or advanced the quality of a condom is, it can never be as soft and non-irritating as human skin and mucous membranes. It is always a foreign body to the human body. During sexual intercourse, the condom constantly hits and rubs the cervical opening, which will inevitably cause damage to the cervical opening. people

The mucous membrane of the cervix has the ability to repair itself, but this takes time. When condoms are used frequently, damage to the cervical opening is not easy to repair. Especially if it is injured again after a few days, coupled with the change in the acidic environment in the vagina, bacteria breed, which over time causes cervical erosion. It's just like an external injury. If you break it again before it has healed, the wound will become more and more difficult to recover to its original health over time.

Condom rupture and pregnancy

At the same time, condoms are not the safest method. The probability of condoms breaking during sex is as high as 20%. If contraception fails, remedial measures must be taken in time. Take emergency contraceptive pills within 72 hours. The sooner the better. In many Western countries, emergency contraceptive pills have become a must-have in every household.

At present, domestic emergency contraceptive products are very mature. The newly developed mifepristone ingredient effectively solves the side effects of emergency contraceptives. Mifepristone is a new type of anti-progestin that does not contain progestin, estrogen, androgen and anti-estrogen activity. It can counteract the effects of glucocorticoids and work at the receptor level. It is an extremely widely used post-coitus emergency contraceptive drug in clinical practice, and can significantly increase the post-coitus contraceptive rate (to more than 95%).

Currently, some of the better ones on the domestic market include the emergency contraceptive pill Jiting, which adds a new process based on the ingredients of mifepristone, completely eliminating the side effects of emergency contraceptive pills. It does not contain hormones, does not cause freckles, and does not cause weight gain. It has a contraceptive success rate of up to 99.6%, and has no effect on women's future fertility. Pregnancy can be achieved after stopping the pill, and it accounts for a very high proportion of emergency contraceptive pills in China.

To sum up, condoms are not completely harmless as people think. Frequent use of condoms has side effects. We remind male and female friends to pay attention to the adverse effects of frequent use of condoms on women. We suggest that women with regular menstruation can adopt safe period contraception methods, which can effectively prevent long-term damage to women's bodies caused by condoms.