Condoms in the shower

Um, I'm not really sure how this works and if there are negative effects - does it matter if you use a condom in the shower, or tub, pool, whatever water situation? Does the water do anything to the condom to make it less efficient? I would imagine it...

loosens it, but does it dissolve the chemicals or whatever and is it still safe? Confused but curious...

It will not disolve any chemicals, but it will become lose and water will get inside! The condem will pretty much become inefficient in water, so make sure you have backup.

Excelent question! Here's what I found on the net, it seems like reasonable advice. http://www.mypleasur...

Condoms are perfectly safe to use in water, whether in the shower or submerged (though I would suggest putting them on before you get in the shower, pool, ocean, submarine ... or whatever).

The bigger issue is that having sex in water can be a little tricky because the lubrication (whether natural or synthetic) tends to get rinsed away. If you don't have enough lubrication, the friction can wear down the condom and cause it to break. So what I would recommend is that you explore lubricants that are silicone-based. These lubricants do not rinse away easily from just water, yet are perfectly safe when used with latex.

Have fun!

Also, when he pulls out it's much more likely the condom will slip off and stay inside you, so be careful with that.

WHAT!?!?! Oh my god, where do you people come from on this? Even the official advice is wrong! I am a chemist and a biologist and think that kind of makes me an authority on this issue. The water will not affect a latex condome but the chlorine will. You are placing a synthetic device in ionized chlorine! not to mention the ionized water. It CAN have an effect! especially if the water is hyperchlorinated to protect against certain microbes. In a shower you also run into the problem of disenfecttion byproducts and the like. Have Fun? well, dont bet your life on it.

Well excuse me, erictp, but you're talking mostly to teenagers here, you can't expect them to have the same level of "authority" you claim for yourself, being a chemist and biologist and whatever-else-ist. I very well know that the advice on here comes from the experience of friendly people rather than from the science of a textbook, so don't worry, I'm not betting my life on it. Nor am I betting it on cocky "professional" advice either.

Indeed, Since I am mostly speaking with teenagers wouldnt be even more prudent to make sure the information being given is accurate? Your question was answered by people giving bad advice! I merely tried to give a true answer not some rumour or advice that someone "feels" is correct. If you dont want the truth in an answer dont ask a question?

I'm not complaining against the truthfulness of the answer, but against the attitude with which it was given.

I've had sex with plenty of people in the shower with condoms and with out condoms. I came inside all of them and none of them got pregnant. so you really dont have to use a condom in the shower. and the chlorine in the pool will kill the sperm as soon as it comes out of the pen*s so you dont have to wear one in the pool either.

With all due respect, I beg to differ with heppyfr87. I may not be a certified biologist/chemist, I am a premed student however and have had my share of studying both chemistry and biology, especially the chemistry of polymers such as condoms.

In pool water (or even some jacuzzis) the water contains a certain concentration of chlorine. This chlorine, combines with the heat makes it possible for a reaction to occur between the latex and the chlorinated water, significantly wearing out the condom [obviously not to the point that it'll shrivel in your hand, however it will rip with some friction applied during intercourse].

As far as happyfr87's opinion about not needing to use a condom in the pool because once the sperm gets in contact with the Chlorine it dies. However, it is probably good to know that Sperm dies once it makes contact with the atmosphere. When the pen*s is inserted in the vagina, with the vagina closing around the pen*s, neither the chlorine, or the atmosphere will get to the semen, and it will not die. In some occasions [for example in a pool], after the pen*s is pulled out from the vagina, the vagina will still be a little wide [or rather, open] causing chlorinated water to flow in, killing the sperm.

However, if the pen*s is pushed too far in while cumming, the water will not get to it.

This is not a form of contraceptives! This is a pure coincidence that can very easily cause pregnancy. The fact that it didn't happen with you happyfr87 simply makes you lucky. Be careful though...you make your own decisions, but its good to know the consequences.

Using condoms in a shower however is less dangerous than in a pool or jacuzzi since there is no chlorine. However the heat is still an issue. You may want to consider not keeping the water temperature too high. Also as suggested before, lubricants from her vagina would wash off with the water causing friction against the condom. As suggested, you a good amount of a silicone based lubricant which doesn't affect latex.

However, stay away from oil based lubricants because they will simply break the condom.