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Durex is the trademarked name for a range of condom
Condom

A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner....
s made by UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
-based multinational SSL International
SSL International

SSL International plc is a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of healthcare products. Its most well-known brands are Durex and William Scholl; other significant brands are Sauber and Mister Baby....
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The name, which the London Rubber Company trademarked in 1929, is a portmanteau of "Durability, Reliability, and Excellence", though some people mistake it as being "Durable Latex".

Durex condoms represent around one quarter of the global market for prophylactic sheaths, manufacturing around one billion units per year in 17 factories worldwide.






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Durex is the trademarked name for a range of condom
Condom

A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner....
s made by UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
-based multinational SSL International
SSL International

SSL International plc is a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of healthcare products. Its most well-known brands are Durex and William Scholl; other significant brands are Sauber and Mister Baby....
.

The name, which the London Rubber Company trademarked in 1929, is a portmanteau of "Durability, Reliability, and Excellence", though some people mistake it as being "Durable Latex".

Durex condoms represent around one quarter of the global market for prophylactic sheaths, manufacturing around one billion units per year in 17 factories worldwide. Durex condoms are the most popular brand of condoms in the UK, meaning that most sexually active people in the UK who use condoms use Durex. The Durex range includes nine varieties of latex
LaTeX

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 condom, including the Sheik and Ramses brands popular for decades in North America, and the Avanti condom, the first male condom made from polyurethane
Polyurethane

A polyurethane, commonly abbreviated PU, is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic chemistry units joined by carbamate links. Polyurethane polymers are formed by reacting a monomer containing at least two isocyanate functional groups with another monomer containing at least two alcohol groups in the presence of a catalyst....
. Polyurethane condoms
Condom

A condom is a device most commonly used during sexual intercourse. It is put on a man's erect penis and physically blocks ejaculated semen from entering the body of a sexual partner....
 do not suffer from "latex rot", and are suited for users who have an allergic
Allergy

Allergy is a Disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy. Allergic reactions occur to Natural environmental substances known as allergens; these reactions are Acquired disorder, predictable and rapid....
 reaction to latex (a common occurrence and one which until now had not been responded to).

In August 2007, Durex announced that it expected to launch a new line of condoms that will help men get a firmer erection and increase penis
Penis

The penis is an external sex organ of certain biologically male organisms, in both vertebrates and invertebrates.The penis is a reproductive organ, technically an intromittent organ, and for Eutheria, additionally serves as the external organ of urination....
 size. The condoms will contain a gel in the tip that dilates arteries and increases blood flow to the penis.

Durex condoms was declared the runner-up of the most account sales of condoms in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, with Trojan condoms
Trojan (condoms)

Trojan is a brand name of condoms manufactured by the Church and Dwight. The various types of Trojan condoms account for "70.5 percent of condom sales in drugstores in the United States, giving the brand more than four times the market share of runner-up Durex"....
 being #1.

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