Does anyone out there know anything about the new female condoms?
How do you put them on?
How long can you use them? Just once (like the male version) or multiple
times?
sp…@galen.onu.edu
Does anyone out there know anything about the new female condoms?
How do you put them on?
How long can you use them? Just once (like the male version) or multiple
times?
sp…@galen.onu.edu
In article <SP010.66.2EA15…@galen.onu.edu>, SP…@galen.onu.edu (Kevin Beireis) writes:
> Does anyone out there know anything about the new female condoms?
> How do you put them on?
> How long can you use them? Just once (like the male version) or multiple
> times?
> sp…@galen.onu.edu
you can use them 20-30 times per evening. They fit around the woman’s body
just like an over coat; this prevents physical contact between the respective
private parts. When you are finished with them you can soak them in hot
tea with a twist of lime. They are great!
Kevin Beireis (SP…@galen.onu.edu) wrote:
: Does anyone out there know anything about the new female condoms?
: How do you put them on?
: How long can you use them? Just once (like the male version) or multiple
: times?
The brand name is Reality. I bought some at the local Women’s Health
Clinic. Planned Parenthood probably carries them as well. They come in a
3 pack for $6.00 – $7.00.
They are to be used once and then discarded, like regular condoms.
They are made of a non-latex material, and they come with a small bottle
of lube to use with them. They look like an oversized condom, or perhaps
a transparent sock. Inside the female condom, at the bottom (closed end)
is a ring about 2 inches across. The woman stuffs the bottom end of the
condom into her vagina, and the inside ring wedges in place in the same
manner that a diaphragm does.
An inch or two of the condom hangs outside the vagina. It looks fairly
silly. The man must be careful that his penis enters the condom, and
doesn’t slip between the condom and the wall of the vagina.
The Reality female condom feels very nice in use, much more natural than
regular condoms do. However, the effectiveness results listed on the
insert left me wondering if it can be depended on to prevent pregnancy and
the transmission of disease. (I no longer have the data, and I will not
attempt to quote it from memory.)
In article <SP010.66.2EA15…@galen.onu.edu>, SP…@galen.onu.edu (Kevin
Beireis) writes:
:How do you put them on?
:How long can you use them? Just once (like the male version) or multiple
:times?
The pregnancy rate when these are used alone is reported at around 25%!
Although they reportedly are more pleasureful to the female (since they
transfer heat), I have serious concerns about the high failure rate
(higher than any other method besides "no method".)
When asked for my advice on these, I recommend patients to other forms of
contraception, and I actively advise AGAINST the Reality female condom.
Steve Newton, R.Ph.