Think you've heard it all about condoms and lube? With things like different materials for condoms, Femidoms for anal sex and silicone lubes, there's new stuff to know about. And as rubbers can be tricky to use, it's never too late to learn new condom tricks.

Where to read more

Check out this website at www.chapsonline.org.uk/getiton for all you need to know about condoms and lubes, and tips on getting over common problems, including losing erections when putting condoms on.

You can find information about using condoms for men with pierced dicks in our section on Piercings, HIV and condoms.

Femidoms

One thing not covered on the website above is Femidoms. Although not made for use by men, some of us are using them when we fuck other men, either placed in the arse or used as a big, baggy condom (in both cases the inside ring is taken out).

The advantages of a Femidom are that:

• the guy being fucked is in charge - he puts it inside his arse before sex, possibly some time before the session
• 'tops' might prefer them because it means they don't have to wear a regular condom though he does need to take the inner ring out
• Femidoms can be a help to men who find condoms kill their hard-on.

A Femidom does have a few disadvantages though:

• they are more expensive than male condoms (about £1.50 each)
• some say Femidoms are too noticeable or more likely to break.

Femidoms are not designed for anal sex and its makers don't recommend them being used for that.

This website has more info on how Femidoms are being used for anal sex at www.himprogram.org/bottomcondom.html.