Condoms - allergies

[Cheekyimp]

Hi all. I have an allergy to latex (not the bad kind where you can die but the kind where your skin gets super irritated). Anyway I tried having sex with someone who used a trojan condom and I was sooo irritated that I couldn't have sex for a week after. The only kind I can seem to use is Durex. Anyone else have this problem? I looked up latex allergies and apparently it has something to do with powder or something they use on them.

[ILcouple]

I *her* also have problems with the latex condoms feels as if im on fire I have switched to those that are non-latex and have no problems with them they are also thinner and the men seem to like them better also say they have more feeling with them I wouldnt know about that since the burning was quite a feeling lol but you do run a higher risk of one breaking. My fave is the Durex avanti superthin and just when you thought you seen it all theres <a href="http://www.memailorder.com/musicalrng.htm" target="_blank">Musical Condoms</a>

[JustAskJulie]

I have a similiar allergy, although mine seems to stem from the combination of latex and Spermicide. I avoid Trojan condoms like the plague, because pretty much every time I've run into problems it's been with them. Initially, I thought they were the cause, until one night I was playing with a latex toy I have and we used some lube that had spermicide in it. OUCH!!! So now I just avoid Spermicide and I seem to do ok.

[Cheekyimp]

ILcouple what's the address of your page?

[Cheekyimp]

Never mind IL I found it.

[ILcouple]

ok glad you found it will be adding new pics sometime next week i will post the password for the album when I get it up and running.
have a good one!
rachel the better half of ILcouple

[93tiger]

My partner has a severe allergy to latex as well as a mild one with many spermices that they put on them. Trojan makes a non-latex but she is allergic to the spermacide. Durex is great but she started to develope a mild irritation to their spermicide as well after about a year. Anyone know if there is a non-spermiced/non-latex condom being offered somewhere?

We have switched to the pill so that she doesn't become permanently allergic to the Durex and isn't able to play with others.

[ILcouple]

93tiger the durex avanti is non spermicide and non latex <a href="http://www.condoms-buy.com/polyurethane-condoms.htm" target="_blank">Durex Avanti</a> hope this helps.

[ciscosv]

I too am allergic to many condoms. I have noticed that my skin gets irritated not from the latex, but from the nonoxynal-nine. I am ok as long as I choose condoms that do not have any spermicide.

[zztx1]

The research on nynoxyl 9 (sp) is horrifying. It seems to cause irritation which opens the body to more diseases. The best solution seems to be water based lube with non spermicide condoms.

[Tanman aka Mike and Marie]

Maybe you could try the "Naturalamb" condoms, last I knew they were not made of latex.

My wife actually prefers I use a condom when we are together, I did it once or twice and she said wow thats nice....no mess for me to clean-up.

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Lambskin condoms are effective at preventing pregnancy. However, viruses (such as HIV and many other sexually-transmitted diseases) may still pass through the condom.

The new polyurethane condoms are thinner and supposedly more hypo-allergenic than latex. However, the research is still being done to determine the effectiveness. I say if you can't handle latex but can't stand not swinging, try the poly condoms. They're undoubtedly safer than lambskin.

[Cheekyimp1]

These were very interesting posts. I've never heard of the lambskin ones though. I think I'll just stick with the durex. They seem to work okay. Thanks all.

Lambskin is one of the oldest materials used to make condoms. They've been doing that for centuries. I think intestine was also used at one time.

[Cheekyimp1]

ewwwwwww............. Like I said I think I'll just stick to durex. lol