FDA backs move to make 'bespoke' condoms because the average size of 6.69 inches is TOO BIG fo

[Suzanimal]

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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[TheTexan]

The FDA has been regulating condom size. Let that sink in for a minute.

Makes sense to me. Regulating condom size is probably one of the key things the founding fathers had in mind when they added the general welfare clause to the constitution

[ClaytonB]

Makes sense to me. Regulating condom size is probably one of the key things the founding fathers had in mind when they added the general welfare clause to the constitution

LOL! Have a virtual rep... (since I can't rep you)

[oyarde]

Makes sense to me. Regulating condom size is probably one of the key things the founding fathers had in mind when they added the general welfare clause to the constitution

MAGA

[nikcers]

I always thought they did this to sell more condoms. It's not like you can return it if it breaks its like the toothpaste at the bottom of the tube or telling people to rinse and repeat on the shampoo. Plus buying condoms gives me an ego boost. You can't put a price tag on self esteem when you buy magnums which don't really seem bigger they just seem designed better.

[Suzanimal]

LOL! Have a virtual rep... (since I can't rep you)

I covered it.

[Brian4Liberty]

Do I have to be the first to point out how stupid this story is? They keep talking about length as if it relates in any way to "slipping off". That would be a a factor of width, not length. Is there a complete loss of logic and practical thought in this nation?

[tod evans]

I covered it.

[enhanced_deficit]

Makes sense to me. Regulating condom size is probably one of the key things the founding fathers had in mind when they added the general welfare clause to the constitution

To be fair, DGPcare may not have covered every form of contraception.

Now You Can Really Get Free Birth Control Under Obamacare
time.com › Family Finance › Health Care
May 11, 2015 - Now You Can Really Get Free Birth Control Under Obamacare ... (7) oral contraceptives (combined pill) ... (15) female condom (16) spermicide

[nikcers]

Do I have to be the first to point out how stupid this story is? They keep talking about length as if it relates in any way to "slipping off". That would be a a factor of width, not length. Is there a complete loss of logic and practical thought in this nation?

[Suzanimal]

Do I have to be the first to point out how stupid this story is? They keep talking about length as if it relates in any way to "slipping off". That would be a a factor of width, not length. Is there a complete loss of logic and practical thought in this nation?

Yes, width is important.

To account for variability, ONE Condoms offers 60 different dimensions, from 4.9 to 9.4 inches in length and from 3.5 to 5.0 inches in width.

[specsaregood]

I dunno why this is news, there have been condom manufacturers making different sized condoms both in length and girth for years. I got one type years back that just about strangled my member, it was like a cockring built into the condom.