Question – My boyfriend and I practice safe sex. We have decided that using a condom works best for us because it protects against disease and pregnancy. However, during sex, if we are really going at it, the condom slips down or comes completely off. Just recently, the condom came off without our knowledge and it got pushed so far up in me that I had to go to the emergency room to have it removed! It was totally embarrassing. Does this happen often? Is there anything on the market that can give us peace of mind in knowing that the condom won’t come off?

Answer – First of all, you are to be commended for practicing safe sex! Do condoms slip down or come completely off often: YES! It is an everyday occurrence. Condoms are only as effective as the user and, realistically speaking, if the majority of users used them correctly, we’d have fewer unwanted pregnancies and fewer cases of STDs. Moreover, experience does not guarantee that partial or complete slippage won’t occur. The more common reasons for condom failure include: inexperience, anxiousness, lengthy and intense intercourse, a languid penis, a dry vagina, unrolling a condom before putting it on, and anal sex. There is a product on the market called Collar UP that works in conjunction with a condom and compensates for the user. The product helps to make the condom more effective by helping to prevent partial or complete slippage. Collar Up is safe, effective, reusable, easy to use, and goes on fast. When partners aren’t worried about disease or pregnancy, intercourse is more intense, passionate, and fulfilling. For more information about Collar Up, go to www.collarup.net . In the coming months the custom fit condoms, They-Fit, condoms will once again be available from this web site. These condoms greatly reduce slippage because they fit so well.