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Here's what a condom has to go through to be endorsed by the UN

On a related note, the median duration of sex is 7.3 minutes. So now you know.

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AN ESTIMATED 18 billion condoms will be required to meet the global need in 2015, but only special ones will get approval from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Some 14 manufacturers currently produce condoms for the UNFPA, which are in turn sold to governments and NGOs all over the world.

To mark World AIDS Day, which took place during the week, the organisation has released some condom and sex-related facts:

  • According to the World Health Organisation, more than one million people acquire a sexually transmitted infection every day.
  • As a method of contraception, condoms are 98% effective when used correctly.
  • In case you were wondering, the median duration of sexual intercourse globally is 7.3 minutes.

So here’s what condoms have to go through to be endorsed by the United Nations.

condoms - pre qualification

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Manufacturers bid to supply condoms for the UNFPA – a process that can take several months. The successful bidders win a contract for three years. Just 35% of manufacturers who have applied since 2001 have passed a rigorous pre-qualification process.

Production of condoms takes from two to 16 weeks, before a process of quality testing begins in a lab. The condoms are then shipped to scores of countries globally.

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condoms shipment

In 2013, the UNFPA delivered contraceptives to 118 countries.

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    Mute I LOVE MY COUNTY
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:03 PM

    Boom!!! I was above average by 1.5 minutes 3 weeks ago… Can’t wait till January to try better it!!!!

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    Mute old fecker
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:03 PM

    7.5 mins…. Does that include foreplay!

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    Mute Tom Red
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:06 PM

    Yes and a partner…….

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    Mute Arthur Pewty
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:23 PM

    condoms suck :( they need to invent something better for guys

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    Mute Matthew Donoghue
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:32 PM

    0.02 sagami condoms ive heard they are meant to be so much better than durex.

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    Mute George Orwell
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:37 PM

    Or just don’t wear a condom. Thank me later.

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    Mute ÉiRed
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:37 PM

    Really?7.5 minutes?? Wow,I’ve some impressive statistics to pass on to the wife later then

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    Mute Mike
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:20 PM

    I can never get one big enough. Always a tight fit.

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    Mute Charlie Mountney
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    Dec 7th 2014, 5:42 PM

    You’re not supposed to wear it on your head Mike.

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    Mute Mike
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    Dec 7th 2014, 6:45 PM

    That’s it, I can’t get it over the head

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    Mute Francie Coffey
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:51 PM

    Oh Órla………mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…

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    Mute George Orwell
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:18 PM

    My ego just increased 20 fold.

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    Mute Catherine Mayock
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:23 PM

    Are you boasting George..

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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:25 PM

    I can’t resist.

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    Mute Cupid Stunt
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    Dec 7th 2014, 4:42 PM

    And how exactly do they come up with that figure, do they watch people at it? It’s a bit like the story of the angler and the fish that got away.

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    Mute Ron North
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    Dec 7th 2014, 10:25 PM

    A couple who are by coincidence also UN officials compiled the figures over a grueling period of two years traveling the world and timing their intercourse in different countries.

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    Mute Francie Coffey
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    Dec 8th 2014, 12:19 AM

    I have a 12″ micky – but I don’t use it as a rule…

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    Mute Vincent Bickerstaffe
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    Dec 7th 2014, 6:25 PM

    And all that undercover….

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