What is a Female Condom?
The female condom is the only female-controlled device that offers protection against Sexually Transmitted Infections (such as HIV and AIDS), as well as preventing pregnancy. Female condoms are a loose fitting polyurethane plastic tube which when placed into the woman's vagina provides an effective barrier for bodily fluids such as semen, blood or saliva. It is open at one end and closed at the other. Both ends have a flexible ring used to keep the condom in place. One ring at the closed side of the condom keeps the condom in place adjacent to the cervix during intercourse. The other open ring stays outside the vagina and partially covers the labia. The female condom comes in only one size: 15 centimeters in length and 7 centimeters wide. FEMALE CONDOMS AND MALE CONDOMS SHOULD NOT BE USED AT THE SAME TIME. Female condoms are 79-95% effective dependent on use. If these condoms are used consistently and correctly, about 5% will become pregnant in the course of an entire year.
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