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Doubts about a very cheap Chinese condom.

Here's my situation, a few days ago I had oral and vaginal sex with a CSW, it was brief, I used a condom properly during the entire encounter, it didn't slip and as far as saw, it didn't break or leak but that condom was provided by the CSW and it looked very cheap.

I was concerned about those condoms’ quality so I got some of them from a very crappy discount store, they are 5 times cheaper than the cheapest ones you can find in a drug store and they are rarely found in reputable drugstores. They’re common between prostitutes, motels and cheap bars.

They come in a simple cardboard cover without plastic, inside it I found the condoms in aluminum foil as usual, but not in squares but in rectangles, I filled some of them with water and they hold it without breaking or leaking, they don’t have any strange smell and they don’t tear easily.

The foil has some printed info about the person who imported the condoms and a code assigned by INVIMA, which is the Colombian equivalent to the FDA. According to INVIMA’s web site code is valid and matches the condom brand and manufacturer but the foil size didn't match the register.

According to the foil info they’re made in china by Dong Yang Songpu, I’ve heard terrible news about Chinese fake condoms made of rubber bands and such, which doesn’t protect against HIV, do you think I was exposed to any risk, and need to be tested, or I could move on with my life?

Thanks in advance for your help.
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370181 tn?1595629445
According to you.........."inside it I found the condoms in aluminum foil as usual, but not in squares but in rectangles, I filled some of them with water and they hold it without breaking or leaking, they don’t have any strange smell and they don’t tear easily"

So your biggest concern is that they came in a rectangle shaped foil package instead of a square one?

Since this is apparently a real concern for you...........carry your own.

If it didn't break, you had no risk.
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370181 tn?1595629445
Yes, you DID let your anxiety take control. Easy to do in this day and age! If you have doubts about certain condoms, I will repeat my advice that you always carry a brand that YOU trust and hopefully this concern will never happen again.

Take that deep breath and move on.  
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Thanks for your support and for taking the time to answer this post.!
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Thanks a lot, I think I let my fears and anxieties take control of me, I'll take a deep breathe and carry on with my life!
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