Condom that protects and enlarges your penis

New condom promises a bigger experience

Condoms have long allowed couples to enjoy sex with few worries about pregnancy or disease. In recent years, erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis have helped men improve their sexual performance. Now Britain’s Reckitt Benckiser (RBGPY) and its partner Futura Medical (FAMDF) think there could be big demand for a product that does both.
A condom under development by Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Durex brand prophylactics, contains a dose of a Futura-produced gel called Zanifil inside the tip to stimulate blood flow within the penis. The two companies say their product helps men achieve firmer, larger erections and longer-lasting lovemaking. And unlike Pfizer’s (PFE) Viagra impotence pill, which requires a prescription, the soon-to-be-named Zanifil-enhanced condom will be sold over the counter at stores in Europe next year. “It’s essentially Viagra in a condom,” says Polar Capital Holdings’ Daniel Mahony, who owns shares of Futura Medical.

Futura aims to widen the condom market by winning over men who normally avoid them because of decreased sensitivity or partial loss of erection, says Chief Executive Officer James Barder. (Futura-funded research by Acupoll found that up to 22 percent of healthy men sometimes suffer a partial loss of erection during intercourse while wearing a condom.) Almost half of people who don’t use condoms would be interested in buying the product, Futura says.

Zanifil, like Futura’s other experimental drugs, relies on a patented delivery system known as DermaSys that allows medicine to permeate the skin rapidly. The drug, based on chest pain treatment nitroglycerin, widens the blood vessels by relaxing the muscles in the vessel walls, increasing blood flow. A company study found a significant portion of men and women reported firmer erections with a Zanifil condom, as well as larger penis size and longer-lasting sex.

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