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5% to 10% Of Men Can't Legally Buy Condoms That Fit Without Huge Risk Of It Breaking

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Unbounded

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I'm really surprised that in this day and age that there isn't really a large scale online service that allows men to purchase condoms that are custom fit to their parts.



Incoming PM dick shots.

Actually I'm kinda serious.

It could even be tailored into a general "sexual health" thread if necessary. Cover all things that could happen to someone's ol' genitals.
 
There is, its just illegal for those living in the United States to use it.

http://www.mysize-condoms.com/measuring/

^ Is the site

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Actually I'm kinda serious.
It could even be tailored into a general "sexual health" thread if necessary. Cover all things that could happen to someone's ol' genitals.

If the mods allow it, I don't see why there hasn't been one for general sexual health.
 

marrec

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Actually I'm kinda serious.

It could even be tailored into a general "sexual health" thread if necessary. Cover all things that could happen to someone's ol' genitals.

Would be nice to have a place to talk about this stuff without the seemingly bitter commentary.
 
Its illegal to use in the United States because you cannot buy foreign condoms due to FDA regulations. Despite the fact that European condom makes actually have higher testing standards than the US does.

That's a weirdly specific illegality. Similar to how certain cheeses can't be imported into the US from Europe because of FDA standards.

Question: Is that something federal and state police are going to check for?
What is the penalty if you are caught?
 

painey

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I'm from Europe, living in the USA and I feel the condoms are WAY too small. I have to buy Magnums and I hate doing that because of the stigma attached to buying them as if you are bragging. I'm not.. I just don't want my dick to drop off!
 

marrec

Banned
Just so happens that guys who like browsing nerdy message boards have the biggest dicks.

Cold
Hard
Fact

There are thousands of dudes who actively post on NeoGAF and like, 10 of them are trying to have a serious discussion about tiny condom sizes. Makes statistical sense.
 

Woz

Member
What kind of shit condoms are sold in US that are so delicate? European condoms can be stretched as fuck before breaking.
 

Izuna

Banned
I can buy some that kinda fit, but only in some stores. In Tokyo I looked really hard but couldn't find any. In London it's not a big deal, but it is expensive.
 

Danthrax

Batteries the CRISIS!

Duplolas

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That's a weirdly specific illegality. Similar to how certain cheeses can't be imported into the US from Europe because of FDA standards.

Question: Is that something federal and state police are going to check for?
What is the penalty if you are caught?

Well its not really that you personally can get caught, it is simply that you cant buy them. They don't offer shipping to the United States because they legally can't do so. The companies are the ones at risk, not you.
 

Duplolas

Banned
Your dick is big as a leg?

No, but as you can see, the elastic at the base is stretched incredibly thin. Normally it is a lot thicker than that.

If I wanted to, I could stretch out the elastic at the base like she did, but what will happen is that the elastic will lose it's ability to then retighten around my dick, thus completely making using the condom worthless.

I myself use regular sized Magnums, however, the width of the XL condoms would actually fit me perfectly. The thing is, XLs are too long for me which means that using them makes them kinda baggy when I put them on. Because of this there is an incredibly higher chance of breaking. So I use the size below. However, because the size below is too tight, what actually happens is this:

Condoms that are not wide enough for your dick actually CAN AND WILL slide off due to dicks being wider at the base and narrower at the tip.
 

Woz

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Just because it fits, doesn't mean it's safe or comfortable to use for sex.

I'll repeat myself: Is your dick big as a leg? You think that the same stretching you see in that picture is applied in a condom wrapped around you penis?
 

Duplolas

Banned
I'll repeat myself: Is your dick big as a leg? You think that the same stretching you see in that picture is applied in a condom wrapped around you penis?

I just explained it to you. The elastic loses it's ELASTICITY. The reason why it fits on her leg and stays on is because she has stretched the condom width far as it, which then makes it constricts around her leg. The force of the elastic being stretched to its limit is what is keeping it on her leg, whereas the reason condoms stay on your dick is BECAUSE OF ELASTICITY.
 

marrec

Banned
I'll repeat myself: Is your dick big as a leg? You think that the same stretching you see in that picture is applied in a condom wrapped around you penis?

There is a chart and everything in the OP. Like, it couldn't be clearer.
 
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Transhuman

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I'll repeat myself: Is your dick big as a leg? You think that the same stretching you see in that picture is applied in a condom wrapped around you penis?

It doesn't have to be stretched that tight for it to be uncomfortable (I assume). And when it comes to spiting god his creations, do you really want to take any chances of breakage?
 
This is a legit thing and it's idiotic.
I don't know why the FDA hasn't loosened up these pointlessly restricting laws yet except for it being so low of a priority.
Probably because those who need it most constantly get quieted by those who can't comprehend the problem any time it's brought to attention.
Because of this I've illegally imported condoms of all things and it was a huge hassle.
 

Africanus

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I'll repeat myself: Is your dick big as a leg? You think that the same stretching you see in that picture is applied in a condom wrapped around you penis?

Her blood circulation would start being cut off long before she expanded the condom to her leg.
Not to mention that it does not only have to fit correctly but endure friction of various kinds.
 

marrec

Banned
stealth advert thread is more like it.

condoms just suck in general. the don't feel good. they break just when it starts to feel good. and at that point, you like aw fuck it. it probably broke, but this feels too good.

If you get the right size they aren't that bad and don't break as often. Condoms that constrict the base of the penis too much absolutely ruin sex for me but bump that up a few sizes and it's fine.
 

marrec

Banned
If Mangum XL's are too small for your dick then how is it fitting inside a woman? That just sounds painful.

Well, according to the contraception.about.com's condom size chart, Magnum and Magnum XL condoms have a nominal width of 54mm. But in comparison, according to the same website, a regular Durex condom (which isn't advertised as being large, or small) has a nominal width of 56mm.

It's about marketing, not size.
 
Not to blow my own trumpet, but I live in the UK and have dealt with this problem. For a while it did concern me, so I went to my GP who offered me a brand, that for the most part work fine.

Twice I have had a condom rip and they were some pretty scary incidents for both parties. Thankfully she was on the pill in both cases.
 

Sou Da

Member
What's up with all the "lol sure your dick is huge" jokes? Isn't this more of a girth issue? Used to happen to me before I just started using durex.

EDIT: The durex boxes I got are from Scotland so that might be why.
 

Woz

Member
I myself use regular sized Magnums, however, the width of the XL condoms would actually fit me perfectly. The thing is, XLs are too long for me which means that using them makes them kinda baggy when I put them on. Because of this there is an incredibly higher chance of breaking. So I use the size below. However, because the size below is too tight, what actually happens is this:

I don't get it... the width is ok but it's too long? Unroll the condom until you reach the base of the penis and then stop. No?
 

Duplolas

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I don't get it... the width is ok but it's too long? Unroll the condom until you reach the base of the penis and then stop. No?

It doesn't work that way. Yes you can stop at the base and stop unraveling, but after a minute or two of sex, the friction causes the rest to unroll. This then causes it to get baggy, which then leads to the condom breaking.
 

Woz

Member
It doesn't work that way. Yes you can stop at the base and stop unraveling, but after a minute or two of sex, the friction causes the rest to unroll. This then causes it to get baggy, which then leads to the condom breaking.

Weird, never happened to me.


But I lost a condom inside my GF once :/
 
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