The promise of
science and technology is it has the power to improve our everyday lives. That's what
an innovative new self-lubricating condom may offer in bedrooms of the future.
Created by a team
of scientists from Boston University the condoms are self-lubricating; that means they
become slippery when in contact with moisture, bodily fluids—for example.
The university
researchers believe their invention may assist in reducing sexually
transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies by increasing condom use
precisely because they may be more tactile and offer the bonus of
self-lubrication.
Reduced sensation
or pain are commonly used as reasons why people don't use condoms. A study
conducted by Indiana University in 2009 with around 2,500 women aged between 18
and 68 also found that 65.5 per cent of women found it more pleasurable to use
lubricants during sex.
The Boston
researchers carried out their own product study using a small test group of 33
subjects. Scientists assessed the performance of the new condoms under friction
and then participants conducted “touch tests” comparing non-coated latex which
had been lubricated by a personal lubricant, with the new self-lubricated latex.
73% of participants
said they would prefer to use a condom with the self-lubricating latex and
importantly, that it would increase their condom usage.
"The coating
does not affect the strength of the latex, and the coating provides
consistently low friction even when subjected to large volumes of water or 1000
cycles of articulation (thrusting motions)," the researchers who are backed by
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, sai
“Such a coating shows potential to be an
effective strategy for decreasing friction-associated pain, increasing user
satisfaction and increasing condom usage,” they concluded.
Despite strong
interest in the self-lubricating latex, the condoms can’t yet be tested during
sexual intercourse as the product has not yet been approved by U.S. Food and
Drug Administration. Researchers aim to begin a clinical trial in the near
future.
However, don’t hold your breath… with clinical
trials and FDA testing procedures, including a manufacturing facility audit, it
may be five plus years before we see self-lubricating condoms on the
market.
Meanwhile, remember
if you find you suffer “rubber burns” or any other minor complications using
condoms, the first course of action is to try using specifically-made
lubricant.
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