Unrolling Your Jimmy Hat

Proper use of a condom is important to make sure you get the full protection it provides. Mishandling your condom can cause tiny and even invisible holes to appear that can compromise your protection against STD’s including HIV, as well as pregnancy prevention.

You want to open your condoms at that corner of the package with your fingers and preferable not your teeth if it can be avoided. You want to open the entire top off to make it easier for the condom to slip out. Do this firmly, but gently. You want to examine the condom package and check the date on the condom if they are not yours and you aren’t sure if they are old. If the condom package and condom are in good shape then you can sit the condom on the head of the penis. The outer rim of the condom should unroll over the penis not inside the condom.

You should hold the tip of the condom and leave about a half an inch at the top if the condom does not have a reservoir tip. The inch is to leave room for ejaculation. If your penis is uncircumcised then you need to pull back your foreskin before you begin rolling down the condom. While holding the tip make sure the air is out and slowly, but firmly roll the condom down the shaft of the penis. Making sure there is no air bubbles is important, because these air bubbles can cause the condom to break during intercourse. Now your jimmy hat is on and you are ready for action!