Model Marriage by Bishop Dag Heward Mills

Family Planning Methods

Disadvantages:

1. It reduces sensation to the penis. However, this may be an advantage for some
   husbands who find that it helps to delay their ejaculation.


2. The condom can be put on only after the husband has an erection.


3. It interrupts sexual foreplay. This objection can be easily overcome by the wife
   lovingly placing the condom on her husband’s penis as an additional erotic part of
   lovemaking.


4. The wife may experience some discomfort without lubrication. This can be solved
   by using lubricated condoms (hermetically sealed) or by using a contraceptive jelly
   which serves two purposes––lubrication and added safety. Never use Vaseline or
   cold cream, as petroleum-base products may damage the rubber in the condom.


5. There may be a small undetectable pinhole in the condom. It has been estimated
   that even a pinhole would contribute less than one in 200,000 chances for a
   pregnancy.

Fig. 12: Condom fitted on an erect penis

(b) The Diaphragm

Fig. 13: The diaphragm