Bell Ringer Open your student workbook to page 55. Under the heading Journal Entry, write a few short sentences about what you would tell a friend to think about before choosing to be sexually active.

Unit 4: HIV, STD & Pregnancy Prevention Lesson 10: Using Condoms

Healthy Behavior Outcomes Be sexually abstinent. Utilize appropriate health services to promote sexual health.

Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson, you should be able to: Demonstrate steps for proper condom use. Explain how to overcome challenges to using condoms. Determine the accessibility of condoms from local resources.

Review facts about condoms A condom is a latex or plastic sheath that fits over an erect penis to catch the semen when a man ejaculates. Condoms provide a barrier so that body fluids are not exchanged between partners. They reduce the risk of pregnancy by keeping the sperm from entering a woman’s body. They also block the bacteria and viruses that cause STDs from being passed between partners.

Review facts about condoms Condoms are the only birth control method besides abstinence that can help protect people from both pregnancy and STD. Some STDs, such a herpes or genital warts (HPV) can be passed by skin-to-skin contact. A condom will help protect people from these diseases only if it covers the skin where the virus is. Condoms do not require a prescription or a visit to a doctor.

How To Use a Condom Discuss using condoms with a partner. Check the expiration date on the package. Open the package and take out the condom carefully. Unroll the condom down over the erect penis, leaving ½ inch at the top. After sex, hold the rim of the condom around the base of the penis. Be sure the penis is no longer near the partner’s body and take off the condom. Throw the used condom in the trash. Never use a condom more than once.

Today you learned about how to correctly use a condom. Why is it important to know this information?