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A female condom, or a condom for women, is a shield used by women during sexual intercourse with a man against unwanted pregnancy, and against the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV. Female condom is much like a thin pouch with a flexible ring at each end that can be inserted into the vagina.
If a woman uses the female condom she need not rely on her partner to wear a condom. A female condom however, is not intended to be a replacement to a male condom, but is an additional safety option for both women and men. Simultaneous usage of both male and female condom is not recommended.
Female condom gives the women empowerment to not completely rely on their male partners to have protected sex. It offers women protection against unwanted pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Choose a brand of condom that you are comfortable with. Prior to inserting the condom:
Now follow these steps to insert the condom:
Note: If you can still feel it, it means you have not pushed it far enough to reach the cervix.
Please Note:
To remove the female condom:
Throw away the female condom into a trash bin. Never re-use a used female condom.
Please Note: Do not flush the condom into a toilet.
Absolutely not, as the friction caused by both the condoms together can tear one or both of them. Using either of the condoms male or female is sufficient to provide protection against unwanted pregnancy and STIs.
You can safely use the female condom during pregnancy as it does not go beyond the cervix. You can also use the female condom after recently giving birth.
If menstruating you need to insert the condom just before having sexual intercourse and remove it immediately after. As long as you take this precaution, the condom will not interfere with the menstruation and can be safely used.
It is absolutely impossible for the female condom to disappear inside your body. The female condom covers the cervix when inserted and the diameter of the opening to the cervix is 1 mm to 3 mm. Thus, the condom cannot go past a woman's cervix and into the womb (uterus) as it is too large for that.
You also do not need to be fitted before using the condom. In fact, you can safely keep the condom inserted for up to four hours prior to sex, if you are not menstruating.
Yes. The female condom can be used in any sexual position.
However, the safety and efficacy of the female condom for anal intercourse is not yet evaluated. Therefore it is not advisable to use a female condom for anal intercourse.
If used consistently and correctly, female condoms offer dual protection against both unwanted pregnancy and STIs, including HIV and AIDS.
Your partner should carefully guide his penis and place the tip inside the outer ring of the condom.
You can also guide him, if you wish, to make sure that his penis is entering the condom and not pushing it to one side. If the penis goes between the wall of the vagina and the condom, your partner should withdraw and try again.
It is not advisable to re-use a female or a male condom. Use a new condom everytime you have sexual intercourse.
According to a study in India 62 % of couples were using condoms, while 54 % of women had had a sexual relationship at least once in their lifetime where their partner did not use condoms because of shyness to buy them.
More women are taking upon themselves to equip their partners with necessary protection for safe sex.
Due to large number of people having unprotected sex, apart from the problem of unwanted pregnancies, India faces a much bigger threat from sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV-AIDS which killed over 130,000 people in the country.
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