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Not orthogonal: the article discusses the role of size in breakage and comfort. It also discusses how the FDA forced TheyFit to discontinue their custom-fit condoms due to unreasonable ASTM testing requirements.

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In spite of their niche popularity [...] the FDA challenged the acceptability of TheyFit condoms [...] having noticed [...] that some of the sizes did not meet ASTM dimensional requirements. The smaller sizes, in particular, didn’t hold the requisite volume of air and water in the air-burst test and the water-leak test, because they were, well, smaller. Glickman [...] was given 30 days to remove his condom from the market, and, after consulting with an attorney, complied.

Wow. So they were forced to take these off the market because they didn't conform to a completely irrelevant FDA standard....

In an alternate universe, adolescent children are being taught to abstain from ingesting more than three liters of water and air.

Oops, my mistake. I read about halfway through the article, and didn't reach that part. Leaving the comment as is as I expect it may help some people get better condoms.

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