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On sale since the beginning of the years 1990 in several European countries and to the United States, the feminine condom is available in France since the second quarter of the year 2000. This new tool of contraception also protects sexually transferable illnesses (MST). Without latex, usable with lubricants, he "can remain" in place a long time before and after the report...
The feminine condom is in fact a sort of girdle provided with a flexible ring to every extremity. The interior ring, situated of the closed side, serves to the insertion and the maintenance of the condom. The outside, bigger ring, cover the external genitalia. The condom measures 170-millimeter long on 78 mm of diameter. In polyuréthanne, he is thinner but nevertheless more resistant than the latex used for the masculine condom. He is lubricated and to unique use.
..Is it efficient?
The feminine condom is not available in France that recently. Besides a problem of definition of the security norms, this delay on the French market is of the to the waiting by the Government of the results of advanced studies on his reliability as method of contraception and protective against the MST. The feminine condom passed these tests besides with success: 99,2% of contraceptive efficiency for a systematic and correct use, efficient gate against the agents responsible for the MST (virus of the herpes, virus of the B hepatitis, virus of the AIDS.).
..Where to find it?
In order to make he more accessible, its manufacturer nearly sells it to price costing, either six francs about. At some distributors, you can therefore find it to this price; elsewhere the unit selling price is of about ten francs. For the meantime, he is available in a big number of family plannings but in a few score of pharmacies only. Some physicians can also propose to it.
..Instructions for use
To place the feminine condom, it is necessary to be in a comfortable position (foundation, lying or standing with a foot put on a chair). While taking the condom, avoid to tear it with the nails or rings. Press the interior ring then between the inch and the index and insert the as far as possible in the vagina. Place the index then inside the condom, in order to push the interior ring until the bottom. The external ring must remain outside of the vagina. The condom is in place. At the time of the report, it is necessary to verify rightly that the penis enters well in the condom. To withdraw it, turn the outside ring in order to close it (to stop the semen from flowing). It is sufficient to pull mildly to remove the condom then.
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