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Description: The female condoms is a flexible tube which is made out of a soft plastic called polyurethane instead of rubber or latex. Although there is a malleable ring at each end of the tube, one end of the tube is open while the other is closed. The ring at the closed end of the tube is inserted up into the women's vagina while the other ring remains outside of her body.
- Advantages:
 Gives a women a greater sense of control and freedom
than a male condom would
- Can be obtained without having to visit a clinician,
because no fitting or prescription is needed
- Can be inserted several hours before having sex
- The female condom is safe and is fairly effective at
preventing pregnancy or contraction of a sexually
transmitted infection.
- Women's partner can insert the condom into her vagina as
part of foreplay.
- Any kind of lubricant may be used with the female
condom, because it is not made out of latex. However,
there is lubricant included in the package.
- Polyurethane transmits heat well, which can inhance one's
sexual experience.
- Can be used if either partner has an allergy to latex
- Disadvantages:
- Some women feel that the female condom is large and
unattractive, yet it is the condom's shape and size that
allow it to protect a greater area. Furthermore, many
couples dislike the way that the female condom feels.
- Some women don't feel comfortable enough with their
bodies to insert the condom into their vagina.
- Condoms is useless if the penis goes outside of it.
- Some people complain that the female condom makes a
rustling noise prior to and during sex; adding lubrication to
the condom can help reduce the amount of noise made.
Abstinence | Cervical Cap | Condom ("rubber") | Female Condom |
Depo Provera | Diaphragm | Norplant | Abortion | Emergency Contraception | Foam | Copper Intrauterine Device
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