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Female Condom NHS Manchester

 

Female condoms are 95% effective, so in a year, 5 out of 100 women using them correctly will get pregnant.

Female Condom

A female condom (Femidom) is a tube made of very thin (polyurethane) plastic, it's closed at one end and designed to form a loose lining of the vagina. It has 2 flexible rings, one at each end, to keep it in place. The loose ring in the closed end fits inside the vagina, the fixed ring at the open end stays outside.

The female condom can be inserted at any time before intercourse, and removed any time later, after the man has ejaculated and withdrawn.

How Does It Work?
The female condom stops sperm from entering the vagina.

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Can be put in anytime before sex (less interruption).

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Can protect against STI's - sexually transmitted infections.

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Expensive to buy (but you can get them for free from FRESH clinics).

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You have to make sure that the penis enters the condom and doesn't enter between the condom and the vagina.

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Only 95% effective at protecting against pregnancy

 


 
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