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What to do when the condom breaks.

Health Nurse

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Tips for condom use:

• Be sure to pinch the top of the condom to remove air.
• Put on the condom before any genital contact.
• Hold on to the condom at the base of the penis and withdraw soon after ejaculating (cumming).
• Try different types of condoms as size and shapes are different.
• Use one condom only; using two (double bagging) increases breakage.
• Use a drop or two of lube on the inside of condoms to increase sensation and reduce breakage.

What could make condoms break?

• The condom is too old (past expire date) or stored improperly (heat and light damage latex).
• The condom is too tight on the penis it has a higher chance of breaking.
• Not enough lubrication; you can never have to much lube. There are lots of different types of lube. Avoid oil based lubricants as they damage latex.

What to do if the condom breaks:

• When the condom breaks you should get a STI (sexually transmitted infection) check up. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can be tested 7 days after contact. Testing for syphilis and HIV is done 3 months after contact.
• Emergency contraception (ECP or MAP) is best taken within 72 hrs to reduce the chance of pregnancy.


Let me know if you need clarification or more information.


Comments are welcome.

HN
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Jodie

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I just wanted to say that it is really great having a nurse on this board to provide factual advice. Thanks!! :)
 

Gentleman First

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Ditto what Jodie said.

I was with a gal who was extremely tight, and never even realized it had came off.
After i pulled out realized it was inside her....oh crap, she pulled it out after a long struggle, and we hopped in the shower together and really washed up well.
I got tested after and so di she, all clear for both of us, but it was upsetting at the time.

HN, really appreciate your time and effort on here to keep us informed ! :)
 

greatshark

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you can go to the ER at the hospital, tell them that you need the drug cocktail that prevents HIV infection from possible exposure.

You need to do this right away, I don't think you can leave it more than a day or so.

This is what security guards, LE, and paramedics, nurses take when they get jabbed by a needle.

I think you have to take several pills throughout the day at certain times for several days and you have to follow the regime precisely. I don't know which drugs exactly.

So I guess you would have to tell them that you saw an SP and the condom broke to get the cocktail or make up something good.

BTW, I heard the cocktail is difficult to take - it may make you nauseaus, and you might vomit, but it may save your life!
 

slowjazz

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Advice from Health Nurse, please!

My Question is this? Just how readily can get DRUG COCKTAIL against HIV? Can the average pooner or SP waltz into the ER and demand it because of a broken condom or risk of possible exposure? Is there a supply of this miracle elixir available for the general public? It must be doen within hours in order to have any effect.

I have an MD friend who works with a motley crew of drug addicts, alcoholics, and people of questionable morals (OOPs...that might be!). He has repeatedly complained to me about his difficulty in obtaining the HIV prevention cocktail. As of now, he gets HIV testing done every 6 months, even though he has received multiple stick injury wounds, cleaned up copious amounts of blood, and been spat upon a few times.

He says it is doled on a priority basis. First, police, prison guards, paramedics, and nurses (upon occasion).

What would you have to say to get this cocktail. Just saying the condom broke may be too lame. I have heard of rape victims receiving the Anti-HIV
cocktail. Would you have to say you just had contact with someone with HIV, and the condom broke? Would you have to names this person?

Sorry for the length of this post...but this is extremely IMPORTANT for everyone of this site!
 

Health Nurse

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Hi all

Thanks for the questions.

In regard to the “drug cocktail that prevents HIV infection”

I should have some information posted this week.

I am just waiting on a reply from a HIV specialist at St Paul’s. They are the people in the Vancouver area who have the most experience dealing with the medication used for HIV post exposure prophylaxis (PEP).


HN
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Health Nurse

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There is medication available that can reduce your risk to becoming infected with HIV after you have been exposed to the virus. It is commonly referred to as post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV. Some important facts about PEP are;

• You need to take it as soon as possible, best to take it within two hours. You can also take it up to 72 hours but it is not as effective.

• Emergency departments usually have physicians experienced in dealing with this type of situation.

• In BC it is only funded for people who have been accidentally exposed e.g. nurses and needle stick injuries, someone who has been sexually assaulted etc. It is not funded for people exposed to HIV as part of their personal lives (e.g. consensual adult sex, or sharing drug injection equipment). However these medications can be acquired privately at a pharmacy with a prescription from a physician.

• I called the shoppers drug mart at 1125 Davie Street and spoke with one of the pharmacist. They usually have the medication in stock and they are open 24 hours. It would cost approximately $1200 for the 28 day treatment.

• There is a limited amount of scientific studies examining the effectiveness of PEP, but they believe that it can reduce you risk of acquiring HIV by 75%

• There are real risks from taking the medication so when determining whether to take PEP it is a balance of the weighing up the risk of the medication with the risk of becoming infected with HIV from the exposure.

• The actual risk for HIV can depend on many factors
 Do you know if they are HIV positive?
 What type of sex did you have?
 For how long?
 Are they on antiretrovirals medication for HIV?

• Would be worth considering PEP for a high risk exposure e.g. having unprotected vaginal intercourse with someone that you know is HIV positive.

I have included a link from the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange for additional information.

http://www.catie.ca/treatmentfaq_e....5c7a1f90eb1f1cc485256f0f0053efb5?OpenDocument


Let me know if you need clarification or more information.


Comments are welcome.

HN
www.stdresource.com
 

sexyndnwomam

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Health Nurse said:
Tips for condom use:

• Be sure to pinch the top of the condom to remove air.
• Put on the condom before any genital contact.
• Hold on to the condom at the base of the penis and withdraw soon after ejaculating (cumming).
• Try different types of condoms as size and shapes are different.
• Use one condom only; using two (double bagging) increases breakage.
• Use a drop or two of lube on the inside of condoms to increase sensation and reduce breakage.

What could make condoms break?

• The condom is too old (past expire date) or stored improperly (heat and light damage latex).
• The condom is too tight on the penis it has a higher chance of breaking.
• Not enough lubrication; you can never have to much lube. There are lots of different types of lube. Avoid oil based lubricants as they damage latex.

What to do if the condom breaks:

• When the condom breaks you should get a STI (sexually transmitted infection) check up. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can be tested 7 days after contact. Testing for syphilis and HIV is done 3 months after contact.
• Emergency contraception (ECP or MAP) is best taken within 72 hrs to reduce the chance of pregnancy.


Let me know if you need clarification or more information.


Comments are welcome.

HN
www.stdresource.com

Yes I have to agree the information I got from your people was very respectful, private and non judgemental thanks for the great resource out there
 

logsplitter

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Health Nurse said:
Tips for condom use:

• Use a drop or two of lube on the inside of condoms to increase sensation and reduce breakage.
What to do if the condom breaks:

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I hope that is a good tip. It takes me a long time to cum with a condom. That can be fun but it can be too much sometimes for the lady and has led to a broken condom when they quit self lubing.

Is it documented fact that a drop or 2 inside increases sensation or is it speculation?
 

Chingada

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Health Nurse said:
There is a limited amount of scientific studies examining the effectiveness of PEP, but they believe that it can reduce you risk of acquiring HIV by 75%

Comments are welcome.

HN
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With all due respect to the Health Nurse, my comment is that this drug is bullshit. There is no scientific evidence supporting PEP's effectiveness and having the medical community "believe" it can reduce the risk of getting AIDS does not make the drug effective.

Big Pharma would have us believe it works because they want to sell drugs, but until they have clear double blind studies, independent of a drug company, showing the drug is effective then those folks who take it are merely part of a public experiment.

Once again this is not a comment on Health Nurse, it's a comment on the parmaceutical industry and its lap dogs, the allopathic medical community, who believe there's a magic drug for everything.
 

Health Nurse

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We are sympathetic with the points that you made. The majority of the research has been done on work-related exposure to blood. Not enough is known about the effectiveness of PEP for exposure to body fluids via sex and it is difficult to study.

So PEP is not a “magic bullet” and there are pro’s and con’s to PEP. Before taking it you should investigate these and the level of risk related to what you did. PEP is only offered in high risk situations.

Again using a condom would lower your risk much more than taking chances and then relying on PEP. There are many studies that have shown the effectiveness of condom use in reducing HIV transmission.
 

old pooner

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Dear Helath Nurse:

First of all thank you for being on this site. Your info is very helpful. I have one question however. There was a discussion in the lounge area regarding various sexual encounters with the use of a condom. I had posed the question of catching HIV from deep french kissing. Someone posted a reply saying saliva would not transmit the virus, however I would still like an expert opinion on this.
 

tomjack

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Tips for condom use:


• Use one condom only; using two (double bagging) increases breakage.
• Use a drop or two of lube on the inside of condoms to increase sensation and reduce breakage.


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First time to know these things.I thought two comdoms are better and should avoid to use lube on the inside of condoms because condoms might come off;)

I will try next time, thanks a lot
 
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