Female Condoms: Cheap and Updated
A cheaper and more appealing female condom will be available soon in the U.S., courtesy of Female Health Co., according to Reuters. They are supposed to arrive in Washington D.C. CVS stores in December and be available online, according to an article from Medill Reports. The new female condom will be less noisy and more natural. They will also cost around 82 cents, which is around 30 percent less than the original female condoms.
According to Yolanda Chavez, a community sexuality educator for Planned Parenthood Arizona, the female condoms were created in the early 1990s and usually under $3 per condom. They were and still are not very prevalent among women, and Planned Parenthood doesn’t even have them in stock due to lack of demand.
She said that some couples might find the female condom inconvenient but that they are made of polyurethane, so it is a good option for those who are allergic to latex. However, the updated female condom is made of nitrile, according to Female Health Company’s Web site.
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Rheyanne - Thanks for this comprehensive update on female condoms. Improvements are definitely needed and hopefully the new versions will live up to their promises and truly be more natural. It would also help if there was more attention paid to making both men and women aware that female condoms do exist. Great info! Pat