We do. It's called abstinence. Works every time.
It must be a sad life...
We Should Have a Better Condom by Now
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#132Contraceptive innovation is WAY behind other industries. Condoms are completely outdated, the pill really hasn't changed since the 1960s, the IUD since the '70s, the "new" implants are really just a minor evolution of the pill, etc. You'd think such a basic human need would be more of a priority. My startup is helping to tackle this problem by trying to inform people that menstrual cycle data, on its own, can help pr…
From a contraception purpose exclusively, there's always RISUG AKA Vasalgel that's under clinical trials now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_...
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#133I was kind of shocked that the entire article doesn't mention that Japan has basically solved this problem. They have had 0.03 mm (that's .03 MM, not 3 mm) and more recently 0.02mm polyurethane condoms for quite some time. The only negative to them is that they have to be sold in different size ranges (Normal, Large, probably there's an XL) since they are not very stretchable. Also, being so insanely thin, it takes a…
As a user of said Japanese condoms, I still have to admit that I can tell that there's something there. There's nothing that will actually solve the problem that you will want something that feels good.
If you ask me, we can get more people to use condoms if we develop a condom that feels even better than not wearing one. If we can combine a sex toy and contraceptive together that works during sex basically, it might be hard to get people to NOT use condoms. Some people swear that fleshlights feel better than actual sex in itself, so who knows if we could develop advanced haptics for condoms or something down the road?
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#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
If a person cannot find free condoms in the US, there is a serious problem with that person's searching. The government gave out a ton grant money that was to be spent on free condom dispensers (oddly multi-colored from one vendor). States and public health clinics will give them free in various programs. And let's not forget the machines in a huge number of gas station rest rooms across the country. Most of them are…
The people who need condoms the most, are the ones least likely to go looking. If a condom is not around, 'ah baby come on I'll just pull out.' And then when there's a baby on the way and they're both 16 or can't afford an abortion etc etc, oops. Now we have a teenage mother and a father who doesn't want to be one. We can go around hand-waving and saying how irresponsible people are, or we can recognize how people ar…
"The people who need condoms the most, are the ones least likely to go looking."
That is the problem that condom availability will not fix. The only system solutions are pushing girls into sports and other extra curricular activities, and getting more male teachers in elementary schools to provide proper role models. I'm well away from my desk so I don't have the study references, but both help in this regard.
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#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
If a person cannot find free condoms in the US, there is a serious problem with that person's searching. The government gave out a ton grant money that was to be spent on free condom dispensers (oddly multi-colored from one vendor). States and public health clinics will give them free in various programs. And let's not forget the machines in a huge number of gas station rest rooms across the country. Most of them are…
The people who need condoms the most, are the ones least likely to go looking. If a condom is not around, 'ah baby come on I'll just pull out.' And then when there's a baby on the way and they're both 16 or can't afford an abortion etc etc, oops. Now we have a teenage mother and a father who doesn't want to be one. We can go around hand-waving and saying how irresponsible people are, or we can recognize how people ar…
but they are already pretty much free and easy to get. do we have to put them on for everyone too? do you want to just mail a package to every person in the world once a month? I mean, what is your solution to make people actually use them. They are already free!
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#136This thread practically demands a NSFW link for classic 4-panel comic strip. If you are at work, think at least twice before clicking the following link: [NSFW] http://thinhline.tumblr.com/post/5370750268/thl-7-nothing-i-... The article touches the issue of sensitivity and the need to develop a condom that makes sex more enjoyable. So does the comic at the link above, if in a slightly different way. In case of market…
Anti sensitivity condoms seem to be fairly popular, to improve "male performance". Any simple condom or device like in that comic would be a massive success. I don't know the stats but I'd be shocked to find many guys don't rate their partner's pleasure over their own.
And yes, SexyLosers is the funniest "adult" comic I've ever read.
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not orthogonal: the article discusses the role of size in breakage and comfort. It also discusses how the FDA forced TheyFit to discontinue their custom-fit condoms due to unreasonable ASTM testing requirements.
In spite of their niche popularity [...] the FDA challenged the acceptability of TheyFit condoms [...] having noticed [...] that some of the sizes did not meet ASTM dimensional requirements. The smaller sizes, in particular, didn’t hold the requisite volume of air and water in the air-burst test and the water-leak test, because they were, well, smaller. Glickman [...] was given 30 days to remove his condom from the m…
In an alternate universe, adolescent children are being taught to abstain from ingesting more than three liters of water and air.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, and people who want a strong government should move to NK! Seriously, don't you all get tired of burning the same straw man over and over again? I'm sure you don't support every possible kind of government, including Pinochet's Chile and the Khmer Rouge. It must also be democratic, somewhat respect human rights and such, no? Likewise, people who argue against them also have conditions they believe would be nece…
So basically what I'm getting out of this is you agree with me? And possibly the majority of HN? It's ridiculous to me how people talk like they're so far apart on their views of what a government should be, but when we really get to the nuts and bolts we're all pretty much after the same thing.
Well, I apologize, because I obviously failed to get myself understood.
My post had nothing to do with agreeing or not with you. I expressed no opinion on the issue. I was just trying to explain why I think the "why don't you move to Somalia?" is a bad argument.
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#139I've always wondered why you can't dip a penis into liquid latex or a similar compound. Perfect fit, won't slip off (presumably?), probably harder to break. Getting it off without lots of screaming might be tricky...
I wondered if a temporary glue could fix a thin flexible tube in the urethra, containing a carefully folded sealed bag. Full sensitivity, no cum.
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#140We do. It's called abstinence. Works every time.
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