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Is it safe to keep having sex with my girlfriend after I ejaculate in the condom?

A: It is not a good idea to use a condom again after you have ejaculated. Using a condom again increases the risk that semen will leak into the vagina and cause pregnancy and/or infection. Using a condom more than once also increases the risk that it will get torn. For the best protection against pregnancy and infection, use a new condom for each sex act. Used correctly, condoms are up to 98 percent effective against pregnancy. …

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How likely is it that a condom will break?

A: When used correctly, condoms rarely, if ever, break. Condoms can break for many reasons. Most breaks happen when condoms are not used correctly. Condoms can break if …

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