Anonymous
Question
Can you get pregnant if we use a condom (condom: A thin sheath or tube of latex or another material, worn over the penis during sex to prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted infections.) and he cums in the condom and then he cleans it with water then have sex (sex: Different things people choose to do to actively express or enact sexuality and sexual feelings; often this involves genitals, but not always. ) again without a condom?
Short answer: YES.
You NEVER reuse a condom (condom: A thin sheath or tube of latex or another material, worn over the penis during sex to prevent or reduce the risk of pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted infections.) . NEVER. Even if you wash it really thoroughly, you cannot use it again. (If, by chance, by “it” you mean his penis (penis: One of the two external reproductive organs of people often assigned male at birth.) , washing the penis isn’t a method of birth control (birth control: Any number of methods people use to intentionally prevent unwanted pregnancy, including the condom, the cervical barrier, the implant, the patch, the pill, the rhythm method, the ring, the shot, the IUD, spermicide and withdrawal.) either, and will not prevent pregnancy (pregnancy: The state of carrying a developing embryo or fetus within the uterus. Medically, someone is considered to be pregnant when an egg has been fertilized by sperm, cells divide, and the fertilized egg is implanted within the lining of the uterus.) .) And if you take the step of having sex (sex: Different things people choose to do to actively express or enact sexuality and sexual feelings; often this involves genitals, but not always. ) a second time minus the condom, then you are running a GIANT risk of getting pregnant and spreading infections.
To prevent pregnancy and STDs, you must use a NEW latex or polyurethane condom from start to finish for EACH act of intercourse (intercourse: When people interlock their genitals and move together as feels good to them for the purpose of sexual stimulation and/or reproduction.) – the condom goes on when he gets hard, and stays on till he finishes and pulls out (out: Short for ‘out of the closet’. When someone’s LGBTQ+ identity is known to other people.) . If there is ANY contact between your genitals (genitals: Body parts that are generally, culturally, scientifically or personally considered to be external sexual or reproductive organs.) without that condom on, then you have not used it correctly, and you cannot rely on it to protect you fully.
We have some articles about safer sex (safer sex: Practices which aim to reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections, such as use of latex/nonlatex barriers, regular testing for infections and limiting the number of sexual partners.) and condom use. You really ought to read them:
