Enhanced sensation! Increased pleasure! Better sex!

That’s the marketing pitch behind textured condoms.

But there’s something that commercials for these ribbed and dotted rubbers don’t tell you.

Reba Corrine Thomas is the Founder & CEO of Sexpert Consultants, LLC, a company based in Washington, D.C. focused on bridging the sexual health education gap among adults in the U.S. and beyond. Sexpert Consultants hosts an array of pleasure-positive sex education workshops and events for curious adults. In addition, they offer training and coaching programs to empower aspiring sexuality professionals to increase their impact through this work.