Condom :

The condom, a cylindrical receptacle made of a thin film of rubber to encase the penis in sexual intercourse, is the only contraceptive used by males. It is highly effective but is often shunned chiefly by men who have misconceptions about it. In fact, there is nothing more widely known and yet more misunderstood than the condom.

Condom and Sexual Sensation :

Many men seriously think that the condom reduces sexual feeling. This is understandable - for however thin it may be, it prevents direct contact. But actually, there is very little difference in local stimulation whether one uses the condom or not. With a blindfold over his eyes, one will hardly be able to distinguish between direct stimulation through a condom.

Deceptive Thickness :

Many men explain "Expensive condoms are so thin that you can hardly tell the difference. But cheap ones are too thick and no good''. In certain cases the higher priced condoms are more lucid and looks thinner and have a smoother touch. But as a matter of fact, condoms are deceptive and the only difference is in their transparency.

Some Misunderstanding :

The condoms, when used properly, should not create any difference in the female sexual sensation. Yet some women claim they do not feel their partner's ejaculation when the condom is used. Without it, the explain, they feel the vagina grow warm and wet from ejaculation. This is all wrong and such persons are probably victims of misinformation by sex literatures.

As a matter of fact, the cervix, cannot sense heat or pain. It may be burned or cut with a scalpel without pain. The tapping sensation from the male sex organ is conveyed to and sensed by the peritoneum. Also, the mucous membrame of the vagina is sensitive to stimulation by heat. Consequently, if anything is felt from ejaculation it is in these parts but not in the cervix. But it is an exaggeration to say one can feel the semen's warmth or wetting, for the area receiving it is already as wet and warm as the small amount of semen ejected there.

As the climax nears, the penis is distended by the high concentration of arterial blood, so that its temperature rises higher than that of the ejaculated semen. At the same time a similar phenomenon of blood concentration occurs in the female. The sudden expansion of the male sex organ accelerates it, the vagina becomes as warm as the male sex organ and the stimulation from friction intensified by the distended penis augments the warm sensation. Also, Bartholin's glands secretion in the female prior to the male ejaculation increases in proportion to the female excitation. These changes are sufficient to make her feel wet inside, and it makes no difference whether the semen is trapped in the condom. Moreover, a woman cannot possibly tell the slight difference at any rate while she is in the midst or orgasm or nearing it.