Condom sabotage is also a major issue. This happens when one partner wants a baby while the other doesn’t. The one who wants a baby might make a little tear in the condom without the knowledge of the other partner. This would definitely lead to a pregnancy and the victim of condom sabotage could believe that the pregnancy occurred due to failure of the condom.

Sometimes partners could take a once-in-a-while risk. They may plan a sexual intercourse during the ebb of the menstrual cycle when chances of pregnancy are low. They may not use a condom. But this always does not work. Pregnancies could occur, while the couple could think the pregnancy occurred during one of the intercourses they had with a condom.

Despite its major advantages, there are also some arguments against the use of condoms. Since the time the condom was invented, the major contention has been that it makes sex an artificial activity. The condom interferes with the human touch between the penis and the vagina, and the feeling of something rubbery in between puts a dampener on the sexual intercourse. This was true in the past when thick animal skin condoms were used. But today with the development of ultra-thin condoms, this has become a thing of the past. These condoms provide almost the same sensation as the natural touch does.

One more problem with the condoms is that it interferes with the foreplay. The couple would need to stop their foreplay with the penis in order to put the condom on. By that time, a bit of the arousal could be worn off. However, a creative couple could easily circumvent this difficulty. Wearing a condom could be made a part of the foreplay, where the woman could imaginatively put the condom on her partner’s penis. This could in fact improve foreplay, rather than retard it.

Condoms are much in vogue today. In fact their use is felt so much by the authorities, that condoms are being freely distributed by government, health and educational institutions. Though condoms are used on an individual level to avoid pregnancies, at a global level, they are used to combat against sexually transmitted diseases.

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