<http://schema.org/articleBody>
" I&amp;#039;m not sure whether this pair had their headphones in during sex education lessons when the school nurse came in and showed them how to put a condom on a banana, but something went wrong here. Because the couple, from Vietnam, used a PLASTIC BAG while having sex as a means of contraception instead of a condom. While we can all roll our eyes and chuckle at how ludicrous an idea that evidently is (like, how big is this guy&amp;#039;s penis?) it actually highlights a worrying issue.\u00A0 According to\u00A0Nguyen The Luong, who&amp;#039;s\u00A0deputy director of Hanoi Nephrology Hospital where the couple - a pair of students - were treated, the only reason they&amp;#039;d come up with such a silly solution for a lack of condom\u00A0was because they felt too shy to go and buy one, says\u00A0the\u00A0Tuoi Tre\u00A0newspaper.  And it just shows what can happen if sex becomes a taboo subject; youngsters who are just discovering it for the first time can put their health and their safety in jeopardy, because they&amp;#039;re too scared to ask relevant\u00A0questions or admit they&amp;#039;re having sex. In this case, the bag caused so much friction in both partners&amp;#039; genitals that it caused them to bleed. A plastic bag is not designed with any form of lubrication\u00A0or the elasticity to ensure it fits appropriately, meaning it can do some real damage.\u00A0 The\u00A0couple were treated using a disinfectant to ensure they hadn&amp;#039;t contracted too much bacteria from the bag (it&amp;#039;s unknown whether it was a brand new one or just one they had lying about in the kitchen cupboard) and some antibiotics on this occasion, but we hope they&amp;#039;ve learnt their lesson. It&amp;#039;s unlikely that many youngsters would do something this stupid and makeshift as to use\u00A0a plastic bag as a\u00A0means of contraception, but what it does suggest is that\u00A0if these two were so scared to go and purchase condoms, many others in Vietnam and across the world might feel the same. And in most cases, this will result in no use of contraception at all, which opens up the way for sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. Follow Cat on Twitter. Like this? Come and check us out on\u00A0Snapchat\u00A0Discover!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/love-sex/sex/news/a45950/couple-sex-plastic-bag-instead-of-condom-ouch/>