When was the condom invented?
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Condom use can be traced back several thousand years. It is known that around 1000 BC the ancient Egyptians used a linen sheath for protection against disease. The earliest evidence of condom use in Europe comes from scenes in cave paintings at Combarelles in France.2 There is also some evidence that some form of condom was used in imperial Rome. The syphilis epidemic that spread across Europe gave rise to the first published account of the condom. Gabrielle Fallopius described a sheath of linen he claimed to have invented to protect men against syphilis. Having been found useful for prevention of infection, it was only later that the usefulness of the condom for the prevention of pregnancy was recognised. Later in the 1500s, one of the first improvements to the condom was made, when the linen cloth sheaths were sometimes soaked in a chemical solution and then allowed to dry prior to use. These were the first spermicides on condoms. \n\n1700's\n\nThe first published use of the world 'condum' was in a 1706 poem. It has also been suggested that Condom was a doctor in the time of Charles II. It is believed that he invented the device to help the king to prevent the birth of more illegitimate children.\n\nEven the most famous lover of all, Casanova, was using the condom as a birth control as well as against infection.\n\nCondoms made out of animal intestines began to be available. However, they were quite expensive and the unfortunate result was that they were often reused. This type of condom was described at the time as "an armour against pleasure, and a cobweb against infection".\n\nIn the second half of the 1700's, a trade in handmade condoms thrived in London and some shops where producing handbills and advertisements of condoms.\n\n1800's\n\nThe use of condoms was affected by technological, economic and social development in Europe and the US in 1800s.\n\nCondom manufacturing was revolutionised by the discovery of rubber vulcanisation by Goodyear (founder of the tyre company) and Hancock. This meant that is was possible to mass produce rubber goods including condoms quickly and cheaply. Vulcanisation is a process, which turns the rubber into a strong elastic material.\n\nIn 1861,the first advertisement for condoms was published in an American newspaper when The New York Times printed an ad. for 'Dr. Power's French Preventatives.'\n\nIn 1873, the Comstock Law was passed. Named after Anthony Comstock, the Comstock Law made illegal the advertising of any sort of birth control, and it also allowed the postal service to confiscate condoms sold through the mail.\n\n1900's\n\nUntil the 1920's, most condoms were manufactured by hand-dipping from rubber cement. These kinds of condoms aged quickly and the quality was doubtful. In 1919, Frederick Killian initiated hand-dipping from natural rubber latex in Ohio. The latex condoms had the advantage of ageing less quickly and being thinner and odourless. These new type of condoms enjoyed a great expansion of sales. By the mid-1930s, the fifteen largest makers in the U.S. were producing 1.5 million condoms a day. In 1957, the very first lubricated condom was launched in the UK by Durex. From the early 1960s, use of condoms as a contraceptive device declined as the pill, the coil and sterilisation became more popular. The use of the condom increased strikingly in many countries following the recognition of HIV/AIDS in the 1980's. Condoms also became available in pubs, bars, grocery stores and supermarkets.\n\nThe female condom has been available in Europe since 1992 and it was approved in 1993 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). \n \nIn 1994, the world's first polyurethane condom for men was launched in the US.\n\nThe 1990s also saw the introduction of coloured and flavoured condoms\n\nPresent day\n\nIn more recent years, improved technology has enabled the thickness of the condom to decrease. Also, condom manufacturers hav
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A nappie for myself when I was 21....yeah! the time when guys of my age were busy buying condoms!
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CAPE\n\nitwas invented by the dirty raincoat men in 1587
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I hope you used a condom too coz thats an awful lot of risk for HIV and STD's...;
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i've never heard of a condom for the tongue, but if you're trying to please a woman there are things called dental dams.  You can get them at walgreens.
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he invented the vagina?
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The female condom is a polyurethane sheath or pouch about 17 cm (6.5 inches) in length. It is worn by a woman during sex. It entirely lines the vagina and it helps to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV.\n\nAt each end of the condom there is a flexible ring. At the closed end of the sheath, the flexible ring is inserted into the vagina to hold the female condom in place. At the other open end of the sheath, the ring stays outside the vulva at the entrance to the vagina. This ring acts as a guide during penetration and it also stops the sheath bunching up inside the vagina.\n\nThere is silicone-based lubricant on the inside of the condom, but additional lubrication can be used. The condom does not contain spermicide. The female condom should not be used at the same time as a latex male condom because the friction between the two condoms may cause the condoms to break.\n\nThe female condom has been available in Europe since 1992 and it was approved in 1993 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is available in many countries, at least in limited quantities, throughout the world. The female condom carries various brand names in different countries including, FC Female Condom, Reality, Femidom, Dominique, Femy, Myfemy, Protectiv' and Care.
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The condom is believed to be about 98% effective. So, out of one hundred people using them, 2 will have to deal with breakage and possible pregnancy or STDs
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They invented condoms.\n\nIn all seriousness, they're most famous for the "Trojan Horse" story.  They bravely held off the Greeks for ten years, keeping them from overtaking the city.  Then the Greeks pretended to give up and go home, leaving behind a wooden horse...\n\nRead the rest at the link below:
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Condoms have been known to break.\n\nAll it takes is one sperm to escape at just the right few days of teh month and she is pregnant.\n\nIt is wise to use another method in addition to condoms.\n\nContinue to use condoms because they prevent sexually transmitted diseases and usually prevent pregnancy.
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A female condom is a thin, loose-fitting and flexible plastic tube worn inside the vagina. A soft ring at the closed end of the tube covers the cervix during intercourse and holds it inside the vagina. Female condoms are 79-95% effective. \n\nFemale condoms can be inserted up to 8 hours before intercourse and are only effective when placed prior to intercourse. At first, female condoms can be awkward to use, but they are easy with practice. Take your time and try inserting the condom before sexual play. You can stand with one foot up on a chair, sit with your knees apart, or lie down. Lubrication can help keep the condom in place and lessen noise during intercourse. Adding spermicide before or after insertion can reduce the risk of pregnancy.
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Read the package which came with the condom.
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If it is used by country people, it is shotgun shells.\n\nWe don't say shells when we are talking about condoms, we just come right out and say, I am going to buy some condoms.  "I need a box of condoms.  Thank you for the box of condoms.  May I have another box of condoms.  No Lifestyles, or Romantic Moments thank you."\n\nThe quote up above is a parody by me of "The Andy Griffith Show".  It is the part where they dress Ernest T. Bass up as a real gentleman and Andy and Barney takes him over to Miss. Wileys' party to meet a girl.  He meets Romenia and tries to hard to win his love for her.  It is a good epidsode.  This was the first epidsode he met Romenia.\n\nBut yeah, shells where I come from are shotgun shells, not condoms.
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It is difficult to credit a single individual for the creation of the modern wetsuit. In 1951, while working for the US Navy, Hugh Bradner had the insight that a thin layer of trapped water could act as an insulator. It was a colleague of Bradner who suggested neoprene as a feasible material. However, Bradner was not overly interested in profiting from his design and never marketed a version to the public; nor did he patent his design. The first written documentation of Bradner's invention was in a letter dated June 21, 1951.\n\nTraditionally, most say it was Jack O'Neill (businessman) who invented the wetsuit and started using neoprene, which he found lining the floor of an airliner. However, this is disputed by some aviation experts because neoprene and other rubbers are not fire retardant; therefore, they would not be found on any passenger aircraft. O'Neill went on to found the successful wetsuit manufacturing company called O'Neill. But Bob and Bill Meistrell, from Manhattan Beach, California, claim to have started experimenting with neoprene around 1953. Their company would later be named Body Glove.
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Hahahahahahha......The kids are home from school today.\n\nTry using a condom!
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Vulcanized rubber was invented in 1843, so it came first. Look up Charles Goodyear.
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a condom is placed on your penis to catch sperm when you have sex.  it prevents the woman from getting pregnant, and for either person to transmit a disease to the other.