Sexual Pleasure and Condom Use

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether sexually-experienced individuals' pleasure ratings for protected and unprotected vaginal intercourse would be related to actual condom use. College participants (80 women and 35 men, M age = 22.29 years) who reported engaging in vaginal intercourse in the past 3 months completed a questionnaire that assessed their perceptions of the pleasurability of unprotected and condom-protected vaginal intercourse and their own sexual behaviors. Both women and men rated unprotected vaginal intercourse as more pleasurable than protected vaginal intercourse. However, men's pleasure ratings for unprotected vaginal intercourse were higher than women's. Furthermore, men and women's pleasure ratings for condom-protected intercourse were correlated with their actual condom use behaviors. Men's "pleasure decrement" scores indicated a significantly greater reduction in pleasure ratings between unprotected and protected intercourse than women's scores. Men who perceived a larger decrease in pleasure between unprotected and protected intercourse were less likely to have used condoms in the past 3 months than those who perceived a smaller decrease in pleasure. The results provide evidence that many people believe that condoms reduce sexual pleasure and that men, in particular, who believe that condoms decrease pleasure are less likely to use them. Condom promotion campaigns should work to emphasize the pleasure-enhancing aspects of condom use.

Erkeklere Yönelik Modern Kontraseptif Yöntemlerin Çiftlerin Cinsel Doyumu Üzerine Etkisi: Sistematik Derleme

“…Sonraki benzer çalışmanın ise 26 yıl sonra literatüre kazandırılmıştır. Kontraseptif yöntemlere ilişkin mitlerin çiftlerin cinsel doyumunu olumsuz etkilediği düşünüldüğünde, 13,[16][17][18][19] bu alandaki çalışma yılları aralığının fazla olması, sayısının sınırlı olması bu sistematik derlemenin dikkat çeken bulgularındandır.…”

“…8 Literatürde, erkeklerin kullandığı kontraseptif yöntemlere ilişkin mitlerin cinsel sağlık üzerine olumsuz etkiye sahip olduğu ortaya koyulmuştur. 13,[16][17][18] Mitler, özellikle kondom kullanımında sınırlılıklara neden olmaktadır. 18 Yapılan çalışmalarda erkeklerin kondom kullanımına ilişkin en yaygın kaygılarının, cinsel memnuniyetin azalması, 17,19 ereksiyon bozukluğu, enfeksiyon, 13,16,18 bel ağrısı, baş ağrısı, eklem ağrısı 18 ve baş dönmesi 13,16 olduğu saptanmıştır.…”

Condom Using Perception Among Sex-Buying Men in India

“…However, another study mentioned using condoms is very low in India (10) compared to European countries with a higher level of condom use for protection (26,27). Social workers in India are trying to get condoms more widely used, but sex workers are in a fear of losing their customers if they insist (26) since it is perceived to interfere with the clients´ pleasure of sex (28). So the taboo for such 'condom non-pleasure myth' should be thwarted out.…”

Condom Attitudes of Heterosexual Men Ages 50 and Older Using Prescribed Drugs (Viagra, Cialis, Levitra) to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

“…A study by Randolph, Pinkerton, Bogart, Cecil, and Abramson (2007) found that collegeage men who believed that condoms reduced pleasure were less likely to use condoms. The study authors noted that their study findings supported previous research findings that pleasure is a more important factor for men in the decision to use or not use condoms than it is for women.…”