Paper Title
Condom ‘turn offs’ among adults: an exploratory study
Keywords
- Condom Use
- Condom Turn Offs
- Sexual Sensation
- Condom Use Pleasure
- Gender Differences
- Condom Arousal Issues
- Condom Smell
- Condom-Related Orgasm Problems
- Condom Application
- Condom Experience
- Condom Use Attitudes
- Psychological Condom Turn Offs
- Physical Condom Turn Offs
- Condom Sensation Reduction
- Sexual Health
- Condom Use Experience
- Condom Use Barriers
- Condom Acceptance
- Condom Use Satisfaction
- Condom Perception
- Web-Based Questionnaire
- Sexual Experience
- Condom Discomfort
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Publication Info
Volume: 19 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 590-594
Published On
September, 2008
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Abstract
An exploratory study compared the prevalence of multiple types of condom-associated ‘turn offs’ in men and women. Nearly 2000 people completed a web-based questionnaire. Data were analysed from 464 men and women who reported that condoms had turned them off the last time they were used. Gender differences were not observed for the majority (9) of 15 turn offs. The most common turn offs related to loss of pleasure. For example, more than three-quarters of the men and nearly 40% of the women reported decreased sexual sensation (P = 0.0001). Putting on condoms was reported by 43.2% of the men versus 30.2% of the women (P = 0.02). Smell was a relatively frequent turn off, with about one-third indicating this issue and no significant gender difference (P = 0.32). Turn offs pertaining to arousal and orgasm were also common. Findings suggest that numerous physical and psychological condom turn offs may be experienced by men and women while using male condoms. Although some turn offs differed as a function of gender, there was remarkable similarity between men and women.
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