_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
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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.
The Reality Vaginal Pouch can
be found at Hirons Drug Stores on
Franklin Boulevard and on 18th
Avenue. The female condoms
come in either packs of six, priced
at $14.39, or in packs of three at
$8.49. The condom may be avail
able at other major drug stores.
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