The nurse cautions a boys' health class at the high school that, when using a latex condom, one should:
a. use petroleum jelly as a lubricant.
b. leave room at the tip for a reservoir for semen.
c. if intercourse does not occur, remove and reuse the condom.
d. apply the condom immediately before ejaculation.
B
Leaving room at the tip of a condom guards against spillage of semen. Petroleum jelly deteri-orates latex condoms. Only water-based lubricants should be used. Condoms should be applied only one time. A condom should be applied with erection; sperm is secreted in pre-ejaculate.
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