Monday, October 29, 2007

Female Condom, Version 2.0

Finally addressing some of the major barriers of using the female condom (including the noise issue), The Female Heath Company (makers of the original female condom) just released a new version, FC2, for testing. Cheaper and less noisy… looks like a good sign.

A better female condom is on its way to the public, hopefully eliminating some of the barriers to the wider use of this form of contraception.

The newest female condom, FC2, was promoted as the second generation of the original female condom, FC1. Examples of FC1 include Femidom, FC female condom, Bliss, or Reality.

Although similar in structure and size to the first female condom, this one would be made of Nitrile Polymer rather than polyurethane. The difference represents a 25 percent savings in production costs and this material is intended to be less noisy than the polyurethane during intercourse, but the same in feel.

Advantages remain the same such as being non allergic, resistant to oils and lubricants, warming quickly and providing the same level of protection from pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

FC2 is still in the testing stages, but has been recommended by the World Health Organisation as being equivalent to FC1 and has already been given regulatory approvals in Europe, India, Brazil.

Check out the whole story here.

xoxo
- J.D. Bauchery
www.hotmoviesforher.com

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