Latex condoms are out of date. Researchers aim to create a better feeling condom material made from tough hydrogels.
This year over 27 billion condoms will be sold, but still not enough are being used. A New South Wales study found that 86% of young people in relationships don’t use condoms every time they have sex, ​making them vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases.
It’s not just frivolous youth who are reluctant to use protection. Condom usage in casual relationships is lower in older couples, due to a lack of education and a false assumption that protection is unnecessary after menopause​.
From Australia to Africa, research has found that the number one reason for the lack of usage is that condoms are viewed as reducing pleasure.
