TY - JOUR T1 - PErfect condom use in a less than perfect world—reply AU - Paz-Bailey G, Koumans E, Markowitz LE Y1 - 2006/03/01 N1 - 10.1001/archpedi.160.3.322 JO - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine SP - 321 EP - 322 VL - 160 IS - 3 N2 - The most prevalent condom error reported by adolescents in our study was starting sex without a condom. As summarized by a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, proper use of a condom requires: (1) using a new condom for each act of vaginal, oral, and anal intercourse; (2) putting the condom on correctly before any genital contact; (3) withdrawing while the penis is still erect and holding the condom firmly to keep it from slipping off; and (4) using only water-based lubricants, not those that are petroleum based.1 SN - 1072-4710 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.160.3.322 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.160.3.322 ER -