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The WORST Thing About Condoms — and How One Company Aims to Revolutionize It

Published Jan,27 2018 | By Paige Brettingen

Condoms’ limited size options in the past have given way to a new business opportunity: the custom-fit condom in 60 sizes, 10 lengths and nine circumferences.

Paige Brettingen is a freelance journalist based in Boulder, Colorado. In addition to Livestrong.com, her work has been published in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Mom.me, MSN.com, 5280 Magazine, Refinery29.com, LivingHealthy.com and Takepart.com, among others. She has her M.A. in journalism from USC and her bachelors in communication from Northwestern University and co-founded Mamasteps.com, a wellness website dedicated to helping moms "eat cleaner, live greener and find their stride."