The female condom is a bag similar to the male condom, but wider

• April 30, 2024

The male condom sells millions of units annually in the world, the female condom it is hardly known and little commercialized due to lack of information, according to the association Integral Health for Women, SIPAM.

The female condom It is a bag similar to the male condom, but wider. The closed end has a flexible ring that the woman must insert into the vagina, leaving the open end out. It is made of a material twice as resistant as the latex and it's bigger than the male condom , preventing the sperm from entering the uterus.

It can be placed up to 8 hours before the sexual relationship and does not require withdrawal before the erection ends, as in the case of male condom

Good news for Mexican women

For the first time in Mexico a distribution program will be implemented female condoms . The National Center for the Prevention and Control of HIV / AIDS (Censida) will begin the distribution of 400 thousand second generation female condoms, in order to prevent and protect women from this pandemic that affects more than 33 million in the world.

The program of free distribution It is aimed at women in situations of vulnerability, such as sexservers, those who do not carry the virus but live with someone who has it or has developed AIDS , as well as teenagers.

In addition to this, the female condoms they will be more accessible to the public in general, since one of the reasons why this condom is little used is its price, but with the new program in Mexico it will be possible to acquire seven pesos, instead of 47 which is its commercial price

Among its many advantages, the female condom It allows the woman to control the protection during sexual intercourse, since she can place it and remove it easily (as if it were a tampon).

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