"Condoms: Essential for Everyone's Future!" (Slate)

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Executive Summary

A man struggling with infertility discovered that wearing condoms during attempts to conceive was the cause of the issue, revealing a gap in his sex education. After learning the solution, he now faces erectile dysfunction, likely psychosomatic, and seeks advice on overcoming this mental block to resume unprotected intimacy.

Main Points

  1. Fertility Clinic Discovery:

    • A 30-year-old man and his wife were unable to conceive for a year and sought help at a fertility clinic.
    • The doctor revealed that the man had been unknowingly sabotaging conception by wearing condoms during intercourse, due to poor sex education.

  2. Embarrassment and Erectile Dysfunction:

    • The man felt immense embarrassment after the clinic visit.
    • He now experiences erectile dysfunction when attempting sex without a condom, possibly due to psychological factors.

  3. Proposed Solutions:

    • Erectile dysfunction (ED) medications are suggested as a temporary aid, as they support blood flow while maintaining desire.
    • The man is encouraged to educate himself further about sexual health through resources like Scarleteen and the book Drawn to Sex: The Basics by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan.

  4. Sex Education Gaps:

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User Message: Sex advice: The doctor revealed why we weren't getting pregnant. I feel like a complete idiot.

Umm please go back to using condoms, we don’t need your genes in the pool🙃

for more on see the post on bypassing methods