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It is thanks to a special, durable coating that should last throughout intercourse, says the team, backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
They hope it will make condoms more appealing to use and thereby prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as unwanted pregnancies.
Without enough lubrication, sex can be painful and condoms may split or slip.
When used correctly, condoms are a highly effective contraceptive, but not everyone likes them.
They are often already lubricated to make them easier to use, but sometimes this might not be enough for comfort.
People can add lubricant, but this can be messy and may need several applications, interrupting sex.
Researchers say the self-lubricating condom, which becomes really slippery once it comes into contact with body fluid, should get round this.
It could withstand intercourse involving at least 1,000 thrusts without losing its slipperiness, the Royal Society Open Science journal reports.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45861476
(Score: 2) by EETech1 on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:06AM (4 children)
I almost immediately took it off and put on one of my normal ones because it was too slippery.
I wiped myself off with a towel in between, and threw it in the corner.
It spread from there!
(Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Saturday October 20 2018, @06:38AM (1 child)
sounds like an alien movie about sentient slime...
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by shortscreen on Saturday October 20 2018, @09:29AM
Something flashed through my mind as I reached the end of this thread. It was the scene in Roger Rabbit where Judge Doom punches the drum full of glue and then subsequently becomes stuck to the steam roller.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @10:27AM
Learn to jerk off with only your hand?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 20 2018, @02:10PM
"It spread from there!"
that's how STD's are spread. You should have left it in place to contain.