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_Health News_ Female condom is as effective as other barrier contraceptives By Ten Meeuwsen Htftr (jtakn Edlot Both men and women may bat tle STDs, HTV and the chance of pregnancy with all kinds of con traceptives, including the female condom. The Reality Vaginal Pouch, a condom for women, received ap proval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in May 1993, allowing the first-of-its-kind condom to be sold over the counter. The condom resembles a small, plastic stocking, consisting of a soft, loose-fitting plastic sheath made of polyurethane, a material i This gentleman has just graduated, but the siren-like call of the House of Records could lead him astray to a degree of sound he never explored before. Get your sound degree at HOUSE OF RECORDS that is stronger and thinner than latex, according to a December 1992 supplement to AIDS Alert. Product studies show the fe male condom protects against pregnancy and HIV as well as the male condom, diaphragm, cervi cal cap and contraceptive sponge, Mary Ann Lee per, PhD, said in the article. Leeper is the senior vice president of development for Wis consin Pharmacal Co. in Jackson, Wise., which manufactures the product. The female condom is not dis ruptive to sex because a woman can insert it minutes or hours be fore intercourse, Leeper said. Like the male condom, the female con dom can be used only once. Product studies show many women like the new form of pro tection, Leeper said. Of 147 women who used it in a study, most found it was easy to insert and comfortable. However, according to a 1994 article on Forty-Niner Online, the female condom is not popular as once represented because it’s “more awkward to use than the male condom,” said Donna Diaz, a representative of Planned Par enthood of Los Angeles. 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