Hot Shots...........condoms for 12 year olds?

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Switzerland company offers young boys extra-small condom, the Hotshot

By Michael Sheridan
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, March 4th 2010, 11:46 AM

Call it pint-sized protection for preteens.

A Switzerland-based company is manufacturing extra-small condoms for the 12- to 14-year-old set.

Dubbed the Hotshot, the prophylactic was developed in response to a study that indicated young teens were regularly engaging in unprotected sex.

"The result that shocked us concerned young boys who display apparently risky behaviour," said Nancy Bodmer, who oversaw the research for the study at the Center for Development and Personality Psychology at Basel University in Switzerland.

"They have more of a tendency not to protect themselves," she said, adding that because of their young age, they also do not know much about sexuality.

"They do not understand the consequences of what they are doing," Bodmer said. "The results of this study suggest that early prevention makes sense."

Several organizations, including family planning groups, campaigned for the production of the small condoms.

The Hotshot measures 1.7 inches in diameter (as opposed to 2 inches found with regular ones), and 7.4 inches in length. According to the company, Lamprecht AG, it is only available in Switzerland.

Although the age of consent in Switzerland is 16, sex between minors is perfectly legal as long as they are not more than three years apart in age.

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[Bren07]

i think its a good idea if kids are going to be doing it then the least we can do is help protect them from STI's, STD's and pregnancy..

[coolassmom87]

Quoting Bren07:

i think its a good idea if kids are going to be doing it then the least we can do is help protect them from STI's, STD's and pregnancy..

[GlowingxMomma]

Quoting coolassmom87:

Quoting Bren07:

i think its a good idea if kids are going to be doing it then the least we can do is help protect them from STI's, STD's and pregnancy..

[McKs0820]

I find it funny that its an extra small condom....thats just amusing

[BAMBAMmommy]

AWESOME IDEA!!! I mean really, how many 12 and 13 year olds are getting pregnant these days? It's not realistic to think that you're going to stop young age sex all together, or deny it to the point where it's just ignored. If you can't stop it, why not offer things to protect them?

I feel like it's even a problem for older kids. Many people who teach abstinence don't even make birth control or condoms available because if it's available they will use it and will be more prone to have sex, not true IMO. You're not really going to stop them either way. So make it available.

[LilGina]

whys it got to be a black person using it lol I don't think these will sell honestly

[Nyctimene]

I've always agreed with it. There's so many scary diseases out there even without factoring in pregnancy. These kids deserve to have access to protection just like older people do. They shouldn't have to go without just because the regular condoms are too big. If this protects some young kids from STDs and keeps some from falling pregnant, then it's wonderful.

[McKs0820]

why doesn't it? Do you black people not have sex the same as well as white or spanish people

Quoting LilGina:

whys it got to be a black person using it lol I don't think these will sell honestly

[LilGina]

LOL sorry bad joke lol I am around my husband to much he always makes comments like that lol

Quoting McKs0820:

why doesn't it? Do you black people not have sex the same as well as white or spanish people

Quoting LilGina:

whys it got to be a black person using it lol I don't think these will sell honestly

[MomNtheRes]

Quoting Bren07:

i think its a good idea if kids are going to be doing it then the least we can do is help protect them from STI's, STD's and pregnancy..