LESSON PLAN · TEACHING SAFER SEX THIRD EDITION

By Melissa Keyes DiGioia

Objectives

By the end of this lesson, participants will be able to:

1. Describe how the senses can be stimulated through specialized condom features.

2. Explain how the specialized features available in some condoms can increase sexual pleasure.

3. List one important message people should know about pleasure and condom use.

Rationale

Public health information about safer sex products often promotes the condom’s risk-reduction benefits regarding unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Missing from the dialogue are the positive pleasurable benefits of condom usage. Pleasure is an important factor to discuss with condom usage, especially since a main reason people cite for avoiding condom use is reduced pleasure.

While public health campaigns promote prevention messages, condom companies have embraced both condom development and marketing of pleasure-enhancing condoms. Now, more than ever, consumers can choose among specialty features designed to increase sexual pleasure. As a result, teachable moments exist to collectively discuss and promote pleasure and safer sex. In this lesson, participants will examine the pleasurable aspects of condoms by exploring how these new condom designs can stimulate the senses, and contribute to sexual pleasure and condom usage.

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