General Background Condoms, in one form or another and made of various different materials, have been in use since ancient times (by the Romans, the Egyptians and the Chinese). The rubber condom, however, dates back to the middle of the nineteenth century when the process of rubber vulcanization, which makes rubber elastic, was discovered. The [...]
A normal pregnancy lasts for nine months, or about forty weeks. This forty-week period is divided into separate and distinct stages of development for both the mother-to-be and the unborn baby. Although the phases of development for mother and baby occur concurrently, this article presents a review of the three stages of pregnancy as they [...]
AVERAGE PENIS SIZE Throughout the ages and across most cultures, the human penis has been a symbol of male power and virility. In varying degrees, penis size has been a subject of concern for men in most parts of the world. Average Penis Size Although scientific attempts aimed at determining average penis size have been [...]
There are about twenty-nine varieties of Trojan brand condoms that can be classified according to four different criteria: the material they are made of, their ‘fit’, their ‘design’, and the lubrication factor. MATERIAL All Trojan brand condoms are made of latex with the exception of the TROJAN Supra® condom, which is made of ultra-thin medical [...]
Excluding abstinence, condoms are the oldest form of effective birth control still in use today. The Ancient Egyptians are believed to have used condoms, made of linen, for protection against Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) 3000 years ago, but various materials have been used to make condoms throughout the ages, including animal and fish intestines and [...]
The average age of first sexual intercourse in the U.S. is about 17.5 years old, with young men typically having their first sexual experience at a younger age than young women do. Although the pregnancy rate among adolescents has declined steadily since the early 1990s, it remains a major public health problem and teen pregnancy [...]
This will work for other types of condoms as well, of course. (How to put on a condom) Verify that the condom has not expired and if it has get a new one. Safely open the package. Ensure that you do not open the Trojan condom and damage it with a pair of scissors or [...]
VASECTOMIES Vasectomies have been around for a long time. The first study into the effects of litigating a man’s sperm-carrying tubes, the vas deferens, was published in 1830, in London. The procedure started to be regularly performed for family planning purposes in the USA in the 1940s. In 1954, India launched the first vasectomy program [...]
The Female Condom (FC) is one of the three FDA approved products (male latex condoms, male polyurethane condoms and the FC) of its type that protect against unintended pregnancies and work to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS through sexual intercourse – the only one that is controlled by the woman. The FC is a thin [...]
Most parents wonder about how and when to talk to their teenage (or pre-teenage) children about the birds and the bees (sex). Some worry that talking about sex, contraception and STDs will encourage their children to become sexually active. Despite the statistics (over 80% of North Americans have their first sexual intercourse as teenagers), parents [...]
