Condoms
 Condoms are kind of a mechanical barrier, being placed on the penis, they do not let sperm come to the vagina. Condoms are made of latex, polyurethane, or natural membranes (these condoms are usually made from the skin of a sheep). There are several kinds of material for producing condoms so, that any person, who has allergy to any of the material would have a choice to use the condom as the method of contraception. A condom looks like a long thin deflated balloon. Male condoms are 85 – 98 % effective. If you and your partner use the condom correctly, the risk to get pregnant is only about 2 %.

The Advantages of Condoms
• Condoms are considered to be one of few contraception methods, which is equally effective for use with oral sex, anal sex and vaginal sex;
• You may be enjoying sex more, because there is less fear to have sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy;
• Putting on a condom may be a part of an exciting foreplay;
• Your partner will be able to “last longer” with the condom;
• There is great variety of condoms. They may be of different size, colour and testure;
• If you are using a condom, your sex will not be so much messy, as the semen is gathered in the condom;
• Using condoms effects neither your nor your boyfriend’s fertility;
• You may the condom at any drugstore, and in many supermarkets, shops, and gas stations. Condoms do not require your doctor’s prescription and they are rather cheap

The Disadvantages of Condoms
• The process of putting on a condom may interrupt your sex process;
• You should know how to use the condom properly;
• The condom may get broken or torn, if you touch it with your nail, scissors, ring, teeth or any other sharp object;
• Any oil – based lubricant weakens the condom’s protection, and it can also get torn;
• There are men, who can not maintain their erection, if they have the condom on;
• Your partner is to be able to feel his ejacuation, and he must pull the condom off immediately after it;
• Your boyfriend of you may feel somewhat embarrassed, while buying the condoms;
• Condoms make some people enjoy their sex less, as their sensation becomes weaker.
• If you choose to use condoms as the unplanned pregnancy prevention method, you should know some rules of how to store them properly

Condoms Storage Rules
• Condoms are to be kept at room temperature;
• Do not expose condoms to heat for a long time;
• Keep the condoms away from direct sunlight;
• Do not touch the condom with your fingernail, scissors, teeth, rings or with other sharp objects;
• Throw the condoms away right after the expiration date on the package, as using them after that date may cause the condom to get torn.

Condoms Putting on Instruction
• You and your partner must be aware that condoms as well as penises are of different size. You must choose the right size of the condom;
• Never use the same condom twice;
• The wrapper is to be open only along one side
• Press the tip of the condom firmly in order to let the air out of it;
• You must check beforehand if the condom is in the right direction to get unrolled down the penis
• Put on the condom only on the fully erect penis and unroll it all the way over the shaft of the penis
• Some room must be left at the tip of the condom in order to hold semen;
• You must be sure that the condom is not loose on the penis, and it will not come off at the most unexpected moment
• Your partner is to take his penis from your vagina immediately after his ejacuation

Female Condoms
Female condoms protects not only from the unplanned pregnancy, but from sexually transmitted diseases as well. They are loose fitting polyurethane plastic tubes open at one end and closed at the other. With the help of a flexible ring a condom may be kept in place adjacent to the cervix. The open end is situated outside the vagina. Female condoms are placed in the vagina and serve as effective protection against any fluid ( semen, blood, saliva ) getting inside of a woman. Female condoms are only of one size: they are 15 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. Female condoms are considered to be abuout 80 – 95 % effective.

The Advantages of Female Condoms
• Female condoms are the only women’s contraceptive method, which protects both from an unplanned pregnancy and from the sexually transmitted diseases as well;
• Female condoms let a woman feel more free and enjoy having sex without thinking of possible getting pregnant, its usage depends purely on a woman and has nothing to do with men, as the female condom does not reduce man’s enjoyment of sex;
• You need no prescription to get it and you do not have to visit a clinic;
• A man’s penis does not have to be erected to keep the condom in place;
• Female condom may be put beforehand (up to 8 hours before the act of sex), but you should not forget to take it off right after the intercourse;
• It has no side effect;
• Unlike men condoms, female ones are not made of latex, and you can use any lubricant;
• Female condom rarely breaks or gets torn;
• You may wash and reuse it.

The Disadvantages of Female Condoms
• Female condoms are large enough and they seem somewhat odd and unattractive. So you may feel confused using it sometimes;
• It is rather difficult to get it into the vagina;
• In order to provide the female condom’s work, your partner’s penis is only to be directed right into it;
• It produces a kind of rustling noise sometimes;
• Female condoms are more rarely to find, as men’s condoms, so you will possibly have to get them some time beforehand;
• The object inside your vagina may cause you to feel some discomfort;
• Female condoms are quite expensive. They cost about $ 3 or more per one condom.
• Just as well as men’s condoms you can get female condoms at almost any drugstore and in many department stores and supermarkets. They come in packs of three or six pieces and there is the usage instruction inside every package.

Spermicides
Spermicides are sperm – killing substances. Spermicides are contained in gels or creams, inserted into the vagina. They are not effective enough, if used without other Methods of Contraception, like Condoms, Cervical Caps, Diaphragms, etc. You should insert the substance with the help of a special applicator into your vagina just before you are going to have sexual contact. Using some kinds of spermicides, you may have to wait from 5 up to 15 minutes after you have inserted the substance. Man’s sperm die, as soon as contacting with the chemical, which are in the spermicide. Used without the help of any other Method of Contraception, spermicides are considered to be about 80 % effective.

The Advantages of the Spermicides
• Bying spermicide containing gel or cream you need no medical prescription for it;
• Spermicides are quite easy to apply;
• Spermicides protect a woman not only against an unplanned pregnancy, but against sexually transmitted diseases and cervical cancer as well.

The Disadvantages of the Spermicides
• If you use the spermicides containing gel or cream without any other Method of Contraception, like Sponge, Cervical Cap, Diaphragm, Condom, etc, it is not an effective protection against an unplanned pregnancy;
• Using Spermicides can result in mess after the sexual contact.