News: Extra Small Condoms For 12 to 14-Year-Old Boys

The 'Underage Condom' has landed.  The Swiss goverment has produced an extra small condom called 'The Hotshot' after research showed 12 to 14-year-olds did not use sufficient protection when having sex.

Lamprecht AG, who manufacture them, say the condoms are likely to end up on sale in other parts of the world. If the compnay expands abroad, countries with the highest rates of teen pregnancy, like Britain, would be the "top priority".

A standard condom has a diameter of 52mm in comparison with the Hotshot’s 45mm. Both are the same length – 190mm.


A Swiss study of 13 to 20-year-olds found, a quarter said that a standard condom was too large.

Hilary Pannack, of teenage pregnancy charity Straight Talking Peer Education, said: ‘We know young people are having sex and if this is what it takes to protect them, we need to go along with it.’

Info Source:  The Telegraph Newspaper: http://bit.ly/bnwTZ2