in fig1 and generally designated 10 it comprises the usual latex skin which may have a thickness of 0 002 inches and includes a cylindrical section 12 a domed section 14 and the rolled annular section 16 herein the end having the dome is the closed or distal end and the end having the rolled annular section 16 is the open or proximate end formed on the exterior of the condom are the ribs 18 the ribs are generally parallel and uniformly spaced about the circumference of the article fig2 the ribs are in a range of 0 005 inches to 0 050 inches high from the adjacent surface of the condom and in a range of 0 005 inches to 0 050 inches thick an essential element of the invention is the shape of the ribs and their disposition on the condom as shown in fig1 the ribs commence adjacent the closed or distal end of the condom at an angle a to an imaginary line disposed longitudinally of the condom in practice angle a is in the range of 0 u00b0 to 20 u00b0 10 u00b0 being preferred in development the ribs then swing in a true arc down toward the.