Posted by Condom Depot on 03/12/2009
The Federal Drug Administration has approved a lower-cost female condom, called the FC2 Female Condom, to help prevent pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
The Federal Drug Administration has approved a lower-cost female condom, called the FC2 Female Condom, to help prevent pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
That news comes from Chicago-based Female Health Company, which makes the FC2 Female Condom and the original female condom, called the FC1 Female Condom, which the FDA approved in 1993.
A female condom is a thin, flexible sheath worn by a woman inside her vagina. Like male condoms, female condoms are sold without a prescription and each female condom should only be used once.
The FC1 and FC2 female condoms have the same design and work equally well. But the FC2 will cost up to 30% less than the FC1 because of less costly materials and manufacturing.
About 35 million female condoms were distributed worldwide in 2008, compared to about 10 billion male condoms, states a Female Health Company news release.
So What's The Difference?
• The NEW Female Condom (FC2) Is a new second generation female condom made of synthetic nitrile. It was designed to improve affordability, particularly in large volumes, while maintaining the high quality, reliability and features of the original FC1 female condom.
• Has been shown in studies to be as effective as FC1.
These assessments include preclinical safety studies of the new material and a direct comparison study evaluating efficacy in terms of rips, tears and slippage.
• Is the sole female-initiated protection method invented and approved since the advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
So When Will They Be Avavilable?
Before the FDA Approved the FC 2 Condom for Sale in the USA, it has been available in almost 80 countries. We will keep you posted on its availability in the USA.
- CondomDepot.com 03/12/2009
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