The FC Female Condom (Formerly Reality Female Condoms before 2002) is a soft, loose-fitting, polyurethane sheath that lines the vagina. It has a soft ring on each end. One end is closed and the other end is open. The ring at the closed end is inserted in the vagina to keep the female condom in place during sex. The ring at the open end stays outside the vagina and partly covers the labia. The polyurethane that the FC Female Condom is made of is a strong, thin plastic (polyurethane). Polyurethane conducts heat while providing an effective barrier against pregnancy and against sexually transmitted infections, like HIV, which causes AIDS. So the FC Female Condom is intended to protect without lessening the pleasure of sex.
Doctors and healthcare professionals recommend the FC
Female Condom.
Latex-free and made of strong polyurethane material, the FC Female Condom
is non-hormonal and non-chemical, so it has no side effects.
How can I get more information about the FC Female Condom?
Visit the Instructions and Tips
for Use page or go to the Female
Health Company's website for additional detailed information about the use and
effectiveness of the product.
Important Consumer Information
FC Female Condom™ is intended to be worn by women during sex. It
can help prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, including
AIDS (HIV infection).
This table shows the overall pregnancy rates from studies of barrier
contraceptives.
If you use the method correctly every time you have sex, your risk
of pregnancy will be lower. If you do not use FC Female Condom™ correctly
every time you have sex, your risk may be higher. Other contraceptive
products not listed here, such as birth control pills, are more effective
at preventing pregnancy.
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Pregnancy Rates* 12 months
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Typical Use 1.
|
Perfect Use 2. |
| FC Female Condom™ |
21%
|
5% |
Male Latex Condom
|
15% |
3% |
Cervical Cap
|
18% |
11% |
Diaphragm
|
18% |
6% |
Spermicide
|
21% |
6% |
Unprotected
|
85% |
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1. "Typical" use includes not using it correctly or not using
it at all.
2. "Perfect" use is when you use the method correctly every
time you have sex.
* Pregnancy rates for FC Female Condom™, Cervical Cap and Diaphragm
are from clinical trials. Actual use failure rates may be higher or lower.
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