A serious informed answer would be appreciated.
2006-12-05 06:44:52 · 16 answers · asked by martin h 6 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
the latex begins to break down and lose is stretch/feel, so usein it after the expiretion date would lead to almost certian breakage
2006-12-05 06:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by kydd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Latex (in fact all rubber products) dries out over time; think about rubber washers, rubber molding, old latex gloves. This makes far more likely to break, so the expiration date is placed so that you know you're using a condom that will not be dried out. Things like keeping your condoms in hot places (glove compartment, wallet next to your body heat), or very cold places (glove compartment, leaving your purse in the car, etc) can cause a condom to lose its' effecticity even before its' expiration date, so make sure you take care of them as well as making sure they're still good.
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2006-12-05 08:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Essin Em 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The condoms loose the lubrication and break down and friction causes the condom to break. There is supposed to be an expiration date right on the comdom and the box.
2006-12-05 06:51:41 · answer #3 · answered by badbettie44 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Same reason as when you hang rubber bands over a doornob for a time. After about a year they break just by looking at them.
2006-12-05 06:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the spermicide does have a shelf life other than that there is no other reason a condom can go bad as long as its kept in a box
2006-12-05 06:48:41 · answer #5 · answered by wofford1257 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they get too old, then they can dry out and lose their lubrication. I say throw them away after 6 months and buy new ones!
Good Luck
2006-12-05 06:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Daft One 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lubricated or not, over time, condoms will lose their elasticity. Now you wouldn't want one to break "...in action", now, would you?
2006-12-05 06:49:11 · answer #7 · answered by Len_NJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the rubber deteriorates.
2006-12-05 06:48:07 · answer #8 · answered by Nfsracer300 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latex begins to degrade which would weaken them.
2006-12-05 06:46:40 · answer #9 · answered by Andastra 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't keep them in your wallet for years and expect them to survive.
2006-12-05 06:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋