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Don't Put Your Rubber on Like a Sock—and Other Condom Advice


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"It's useful for men to practice putting on condoms when they're by themselves" (1:58)
Sex educator Judith Steinhart offers condom tips, such as putting lube in the end and masturbating with a condom on.

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Just because you've seen one of those demonstrations with a banana doesn't mean you know how to use a condom, says sex educator Judith Steinhart. It takes practice to get it right, so she advises rehearsing when you have some privacy—and maybe even masturbating with one on. Also: Don't put it on like a sock. Unroll it instead, so that there's a little bit of space at the tip to catch the ejaculate.