In 1993, the FDA approved a female condom known as FC1, however due to a handful of disadvantages it never caught on in North America. Recently, the FDA has announced the advent of an improved female condom which has corrected most of its predecessor’s issues.
The new female condom has numerous improvements over the original. Some of the issues that women had with the original female condom were its high price, its difficulty to insert, its ability to be overly slippery, and the noise it generates during intercourse.
First off, the new female condom is made from a synthetic rubber and uses a simpler manufacturing process that is similar to male condoms, these manufacturing changes will help reduce the cost. Price has always been a concern; male condoms can be purchased for as little as fifty cents a condom while the current female condoms are anywhere between three and four dollars a condom. However, the new condoms will be 30% less than the existing female condoms.
Secondly, the new material will be softer, will be less slippery, and allow it to be quieter during intercourse.
Researchers are hoping that these improvements will lead to the increased popularity in female condoms which can also help to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Hopefully this will allow women to further protect themselves and offer more birth control options.
If all goes well, this new female condom could be available for purchase by the middle of 2009 in North America.
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