Condoms

A condom is a sheath-shaped barrier device used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection. 

There are two types of condoms:                                                    

Male condom

A male condom, also called an external condom is worn on the penis. Male condoms are a "barrier" method of contraception. They are designed to prevent pregnancy by stopping sperm from meeting an egg.

Make sure the penis does not touch your partners genital area before you have put on a condom - semen can come out of the penis before full ejaculation (you have come).

There are latex and non-latex condoms available.

Male Condoms are 98% effective at preventing pregnancy. This means that 2 out of 100 women using male condoms as contraception will become pregnant in a year.

Female condom

A female condom, also called an internal condom is worn inside the vagina. Female condoms are "barrier" methods of contraception worn inside the vagina. They prevent pregnancy by stopping sperm meeting an egg.

A female condom can be put into the vagina before sex, but make sure the penis does not come into contact with the vagina before the condom has been put in. Semen can still come out of the penis even before full ejaculation (you have come). 

Female condoms are 95% effective. This means that 5 out of 100 women using female condoms as contraception will become pregnant in a year.