{"id":1408,"date":"2013-06-10T09:08:56","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T09:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.better2know.co.uk\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2024-02-23T09:47:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T09:47:53","slug":"compatible-condoms-using-the-right-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/compatible-condoms-using-the-right-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Compatible Condoms &#8211; Using the right protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The use of condoms is essential if you want to practice protected \u2013 thus safer &#8211; sex, especially if you are having sex with new or \u2018casual\u2019 partners. They offer protection against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and are effective as an additional birth control measure. However did you know some lubricants, oils and liquids can in fact break down various materials that condoms are made from? How protective is your protection?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7734\" width=\"768\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-768x388.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-1536x777.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/condoms-2-2048x1036.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Always check the compatibility of your condom with any additions you use, to make sure your condom is as effective as possible. Oil based lubricants for example should never be used with latex condoms. You should also make sure you are assured of the quality of your condom by looking for the British Standard Kitemark on the pack (or other appropriate certification if abroad). The more informed you are, the safer you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are concerned about your Sexual Health, don\u2019t worry, Better2Know are here to help. We have lots of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/std-sti-testing\/faqs\">sexual health advice<\/a> on this blog and our website, and we offer a range of STI tests to give you peace of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of condoms is essential if you want to practice protected \u2013 thus safer &#8211; sex, especially if you are having sex with new or \u2018casual\u2019 partners. They offer protection against Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and are effective as an additional birth control measure. However did you know some lubricants, oils and liquids can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[20,14,19],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[989,990,778,568,1227,1228,1925,637,570,563],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1408"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7872,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1408\/revisions\/7872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1408"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.better2know.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}