Health officials are urging people to stop washing and reusing condoms

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Yes, some people are actually doing this

So... apparently some people are yet to figure out that condoms should never be reused.

In a recent tweet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. the organization sent out a reminder not to wash or reuse condoms after sex.

“We say it because people do it: Don’t wash or reuse #condoms! Use a fresh one for each #sex act,” they wrote.

We say it because people do it: Don't wash or reuse #condoms! Use a fresh one for each #sex act. https://t.co/o3SPayRf9m pic.twitter.com/AwkPqE9YMl

— CDC STD (@CDCSTD) July 23, 2018

And while it may seem far-fetched, Forbes notes previous studies have shown 1.4 per cent and 3.3 per cent of people admitted to reusing the same condom during sex.

On Twitter, many were disturbed by the CDC’s tweet, while others used it as a jumping off point to make jokes.

But most just couldn’t figure out why anyone would want to use the same condom twice...

And neither can we to be honest!

My actual face scrolling past pic.twitter.com/BEV2lGWZ91

— AK ? (@acaciar27) July 28, 2018

I appreciate being eco-friendly but damn ?

— Kitty Joestar (@accountantkitty) July 24, 2018

I’m just upset that this is something that people needed to be told.

— champale mami ✨ (@smoochitworse) July 24, 2018