Suzanimal
11-12-2017, 08:36 AM
The FDA has been regulating condom size. Let that sink in for a minute.
FDA backs move to make 'bespoke' condoms because the average size of 6.69 inches is TOO BIG for American men so they keep slipping off
A company is making smaller 'bespoke' condoms for American men, since the average size of 6.69 inches is too big.
Recent CDC figures on condom use revealed just a third of single men use the rubber protection, and one of the most common reasons for non-users is that they 'slip off'.
Indeed, a study by Indiana University on almost 2,000 men revealed the average length is 5.57 inches - about an inch shorter than the standard condom size.
Now the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates health industry standards, has conceded that there is a need for smaller condoms in a desperate bid to lower the rates of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
The agency has made a policy change to allow manufacturing companies to make condoms of all sizes.
In doing so, it has given the green light to myONE Perfect Fit, a custom brand of condoms made by Boston company Global Protection Corp, which has been lobbying for a change for more than seven years.
The standard condom is between 6.7 and 8.3 inches long, and around 4.1 inches in width.
Data collated by ONE Condoms found condoms only fit 12 percent of men. The rest have varying widths and lengths that are not catered to by the one-size-fits-all approach.
It sits in line with scientific research.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4978398/FDA-make-smaller-condoms-men-s-smaller-penises.html#ixzz4yEBtChAs
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FDA backs move to make 'bespoke' condoms because the average size of 6.69 inches is TOO BIG for American men so they keep slipping off
A company is making smaller 'bespoke' condoms for American men, since the average size of 6.69 inches is too big.
Recent CDC figures on condom use revealed just a third of single men use the rubber protection, and one of the most common reasons for non-users is that they 'slip off'.
Indeed, a study by Indiana University on almost 2,000 men revealed the average length is 5.57 inches - about an inch shorter than the standard condom size.
Now the Food and Drug Administration, which regulates health industry standards, has conceded that there is a need for smaller condoms in a desperate bid to lower the rates of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
The agency has made a policy change to allow manufacturing companies to make condoms of all sizes.
In doing so, it has given the green light to myONE Perfect Fit, a custom brand of condoms made by Boston company Global Protection Corp, which has been lobbying for a change for more than seven years.
The standard condom is between 6.7 and 8.3 inches long, and around 4.1 inches in width.
Data collated by ONE Condoms found condoms only fit 12 percent of men. The rest have varying widths and lengths that are not catered to by the one-size-fits-all approach.
It sits in line with scientific research.
...
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4978398/FDA-make-smaller-condoms-men-s-smaller-penises.html#ixzz4yEBtChAs
Follow us: MAIlOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook