World's most expensive condoms-Men paying Sh 45,000 for a pack

Soaring inflation in Venezuela has left couples in the country feeling deflated as the cost of their sex lives surges.

A pack of 36 condoms in the predominantly Catholic country now cost an eye-watering Sh 45,000

The nation - where abortion is illegal and rates of HIV infection and teenage pregnancy are among the highest in South America - has seen the price of household goods rocket after a collapse in oil prices.

According to a BBC report, oil makes up 95% of Venezuela’s exports, and shop shelves have been left empty due to inflation caused by a lack of imported goods.

Lovers queue for blocks in the hope of picking up a packet of prophylactics, but some pharmacists in the capital, Caracas, have ran out entirely.

The country's leader, Nicolas Maduro, recently visited China, Iran and Russia on a world tour to try to drum up investment and credit.

But now the president has ordered the takeover of private supermarket chain Dia a Dia, who he accused of causing food shortages.