Editing Condom (section)

== Side effects ==
The use of latex condoms by people with an [[Latex allergy|allergy to latex]] can cause allergic symptoms, such as skin irritation.<ref>{{cite press release |date=4 September 2014 |title=Phase III FIRST (MM-020/IFM 07-01) trial of REVLIMID (lenalidomide) plus dexamethasone in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients who are not candidates for stem cell transplant published in New England Journal of Medicine |url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/dc-snf090414.php |publisher=AAAS |agency=Celgene Corporation |access-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026122745/http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-09/dc-snf090414.php|archive-date=26 October 2014}}</ref> In people with severe latex allergies, using a latex condom can potentially be life-threatening.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Berek |editor1-first=Jonathan S. |year=2007 |chapter=Condoms |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3erI0J8tEQC&pg=PA256 |title=Berek & Novak's Gynecology |page=256 |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |isbn=978-0-7817-6805-4 |access-date=25 February 2022 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114183233/https://books.google.com/books?id=P3erI0J8tEQC&pg=PA256 |url-status=live }}</ref> Repeated use of latex condoms can also cause the development of a latex allergy in some people.<ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Melissa |date=1 October 2014 |title=Size Does Matter, When It Comes to Condoms |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-white/size-does-matter-when-it-comes-to-condoms_b_5907974.html |newspaper=Huffington Post |access-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006063713/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melissa-white/size-does-matter-when-it-comes-to-condoms_b_5907974.html|archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> Irritation may also occur due to [[spermicide]]s that may be present.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-6579-9_5 |chapter=Barrier Methods |title=Contraception for Adolescent and Young Adult Women |pages=63–76 |year=2014 |last1=Woodhams |first1=Elisabeth |last2=Gilliam |first2=Melissa |isbn=978-1-4614-6578-2}}</ref>