#JustBe Magazine November 2015 | Page 9

BIRTH CONTROL

Epic Fail

“Oops, I put it on inside-out…”
Throw it away and get a new one! Wearing
it the wrong way can cause it to slip off.
Flipping it back to the correct side and
wearing it again can expose you to an STD.
It can even have pre-cum on it which can still
lead to pregnancy.

Flipped Out

“I shouldn’t have left that condom in the car…”
Cars, wallets, and other warm places can lower
a condom’s life expectancy and cause it to
break. Condoms should be stored in cool, dry
places. If the condom feels brittle or sticky, you
should get rid of it.

Epic Fail

The Car Condom

Epic Fail

The Sharp Tooth

REMEMBER

“I was trying to be sexy and open the
wrapper with my teeth and it tore the
condom!”
Condom wrappers should be opened
carefully to prevent them from breaking. If
you don’t want pregnancy to come from a
blooper that involved teeth, make sure to not
use sharp items, such as scissors or teeth, to
open a wrapper.

it’s always good to get tested for STDs to make sure your
small fail didn’t lead to bigger and more epic fails!

Check out our next issue for more of your favorite Epic Fails!
©2015 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston