What to do if the condom breaks or falls off
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what to do if the condom breaks or falls off
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What to do if the condom falls off
Sometimes condoms can slip off the penis during sex.
If the condom falls off, stop having sex.
Throw the condom away.
Then put a new condom on.
Never put a used condom back on.
If the penis went inside the vagina after the condom fell off, a pregnancy could happen.
If you do not want to get pregnant, you can go to a pharmacy and ask for emergency contraception.
You must do this within 5 days.
Emergency contraception stops a pregnancy if taken in the 5 days after sex.
Emergency contraception is free.
You and your partner might want or need to get tested for sexual infections too. These are sexual infections you can get from having sex.
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What to do if the condom breaks
Sometimes condoms can break during sex.
If the condom breaks or tears stop having sex.
Stop as soon as you know it has broken.
Take the broken condom off.
Put a new condom on.
If the penis goes inside the vagina when the condom is broken, a pregnancy could happen.
If you do not want to get pregnant, go to a pharmacy and ask for emergency contraception.
You must do this within 5 days.
Emergency contraception stops a pregnancy if taken in the 5 days after sex.
Emergency contraception is free.
You and your partner might want or need to get tested for sexual infections too. These are sexual infections you can get from having sex.
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