AIDS-Condom-Genital-Shield Craziness

It’s hard to take a guy seriously who seems to have very little grasp on some of the basics of sexually transmitted infections, but Doug Sturlingh (see pic below) claims to have 2 patents that will make anyone willing to buy them “trillions in earnings.” So says the inventor of the bizarrely named AIDS-Condom-Gential-Shield — why the hyphens I have no clue — which involves a 2-part combination condom and molded scrotum covering that connect to one another and provide protection against skin-to-skin based infections like Herpes, Syphilis and HPV. The invention, like the Sensis and TheyFit condoms, is not a bad idea, but it’s hard to get on board with products that seem more the brainchild of money-hungry entrepeneurs than sexual health gurus — though I guess that’s how most products come to fruition. Seems like a gimmick to me, but at least reading an at-times incoherent interview with Sturlingh   provided me with some amusement. Before he’s going to sell any patents, someone needs to explain to him the difference between HIV and AIDS and the fact that his invention is no more likely to prevent against HIV infection than the thousands of other condoms on the market.

Condoms Fit for your Penis

I was a bit skeptical when I first came across TheyFit condoms, precisely because — as you can see — they have a website with no content, and a website in 2009 with no content doesn’t engender much trust. But the condom-selling site Condomania is promoting them, sizing kit and all, which is promising and worth mentioning. From what I hear, there’s almost more of a concern finding condoms for smaller penises than larger ones, so it’s a bit upsetting that they don’t appear to have their smallest length in stock. Still, something to keep an eye out for.

Smaller penises need condom love, too

A survey of over 1,200 Indian men found that a majority of respondents have penises too short for standard sized condoms, prompting calls for more smaller or custom condoms to be made available there. This is noteworthy because it doesn’t reflect a comparison of Indian penises to European penises to African American penises; it simply says there’s a demand not being met for condoms that fit on Indian penises. (I feel like I should go out in public tomorrow and play the Penis Game, where a group of people competes to find out who can say/yell “penis” the loudest in a crowd of people.)

Which brings me back to my question from awhile ago about micro penises, and what the safer sex options are for a penis that is, say, smaller than 3 inches erect. The only answer I can think of being a custom condom made specifically for that penis, as is marketed by TheyFit condoms, which appear to go as small as 3 inches. (I’ve read little to no reliable information on these, and I’m skeptical if they really exist, especially since their website doesn’t have any material on it.) The best hope would seem to be the spray-on latex condoms that I’ve discussed before, but they haven’t figured out how to get them to dry quickly enough for a guy to maintain an erection, so that’s out of the question.

While we’re waiting for the micropenis condom solution, we can rest easy knowing there’s a supermicro .6-inch condom being used to promote safer sex in the ever-inventive UK.