The problems with loose rubbers

“The issue is serious because about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate.”

What is the issue? Don’t laugh. It’s about oversized condoms. Apparently international sized rubbers are too big for the men in India!

A two-year study discovered that about 60% of Indian men (men from India) have penises which are between three and five centimetres shorter than international standards used in condom manufacture.

You can read the full report on this study in a BBC report here.

For me, immediately two questions raise:

1. I know they have local condoms in India. Aren’t those made to fit international sizes?

2. If the question to the above is no, why not? Especially when you are manufacturing for your local market?

Reproductive expert Dr Chander Puri says:

“Smaller condoms are on sale in India. But there is a lack of awareness that different sizes are available. There is anxiety talking about the issue. And normally one feels shy to go to a chemist's shop and ask for a smaller size condom."

And I liked the positive spin put by an editor to this issue.

Former editor of the Indian version of the men's magazine Maxim Sunil Mehra said:

“It's not size, it's what you do with it that matters. From our population, the evidence is Indians are doing pretty well.”

Exactly my point too! Bigger, looser rubbers are causing population explosion in India. They should start getting something that fits perfectly.