The All the Feels variety pack lets you experiment with thickness, shape, and features to find a combination that hits your buttons - and your partner's. Latex condoms are typically good for 5 years from the date of manufacture, while lambskin or spermicidal condoms usually have a 3-year shelf-life.
If you're trying to figure out when a condom was made or purchased , subtract 5 years or 3 if it's spermicidal or natural from the expiration date on the package to get a good idea. Those condoms you found in the bathroom? Yes, you can figure out if they're a recent purchase by looking at the expiration date. If you don't look at the expiration date on your milk carton and accidentally get a mouthful of sour curds, you can just spit it out and brush your teeth.
Using a spermicidal condom after its expiration date may also cause skin irritation. If you don't want to put yourself at risk, keep your condom supply fresh.
If you've already used an expired condom and just now realizing it, well, live and learn. Use your eyes and your fingers to inspect a condom before you use it for oral or penetrative sex of any kind. Look closely at the condom packaging and check for the expiration date. If this condom is past its prime, time to toss. If it's before the date stamped on the package, check to make sure there are no holes, rips, or tears.
When you squeeze the wrapper, you should feel a little air bubble that tells you the package is unopened and intact. After carefully opening the condom package do not use your teeth or scissors! If it's dry, brittle, stiff or sticky, throw it away.
You know how brittle or gooey old rubber bands can get if they've been kept in a drawer too long? If your condom is like that, that's a hard pass. Too much heat and moisture can damage condoms, making them break more easily before or during sex.
Keeping a condom in your pocket or wallet also exposes them to friction, which increases both heat and risk of tears. If you're considering keeping your condoms in your car, think of them as you would a pet. You wouldn't leave your pet in the car in the heat, so don't leave your condoms. They're not going to survive, even if you leave the window cracked and provide a bowl of water. But suddenly, you remember you forgot to pick up that new box of condoms at the pharmacy.
You dig through some drawers and find a loose rubber floating around in your beside table. You feel triumph — until you realize the package claims this contraceptive expired sometime last year. Should you take your chances, like it's a probably harmless but sketchy jar of expired salsa? Or do you have to throw your expired condoms in the trash along with your hopes of penetrative sex tonight? Here's the thing: Condoms have expiration dates for a reason.
Are expired condoms safe to use? When condoms are less flexible, they break or tear more easily. So, using an expired condom leaves you at greater risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection or getting pregnant, Dr. Benfield says. What happens if you use an expired condom? But what if you don't have any other condoms in your house, and you go for the expired one anyway?
Or maybe you only noticed the packet's expiration date post-coitus, as you were cleaning up. Banfield says. If the expired condom was stored in a cool, dry place, it may work better than nothing, she says. If the condom is in date, go ahead and use it.
If the condom is out of date or no date is visible on the pack, then throw it away and find a new one to optimize safe sex.
The answer to this question is simply; no, you should never use expired condoms, as it would mean the quality guarantee and effectiveness of the condom is reduced. So, how can you combat condom expiry dates? Sure, with the typical expiry date being anything from 1 to 5 years, you may feel you have all the time in the world to use the condoms you currently have — but it never hurts to keep your contraception supply topped up and fresh. Why not take the opportunity to try something new and make your arsenal of condoms all the more interesting?
For an extra bit of oral arousal, try out one of our tropical flavoured condoms available in Strawberry, Apple, Orange and Banana. Or mix things up with Durex Mutual Climax condoms to provide some extra pleasure for both parties. Still concerned about condom expiry dates and worried that you may get caught short? To really stay on top of things, why not try reviewing all your condoms every time you add some to your drawer or naughty box? Sure, it may sound a little anal, but it will give you peace of mind that you can reach in and pull out an in-date condom whenever the mood strikes.
Got more questions about condoms and safe sex? Head over to our Explore Sex blog and check out our guide to putting on a condom properly.
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