Comments on: The Female Condom – Because Birth Control Is a Woman’s Job

By: Aaryn

Aaryn — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:43:08 +0000

The female condom does NOT solely shove the responsibility of birth control onto the woman. If anything, it gives her more control over her own sexuality as it protects better against those STI's that are transmitted from skin-to-skin contact. (The incurable herpes and HPV are both great examples of what the female condom could help protect against better than the male condom) It has no hormonal side effects. (unlike the birth control pill) The outer ring of it also provides extra stimulation to the clitoris. It is NOT a ziploc bag. The new material is thinner and heats up with your body's natural temperature. I really do think it is a great option that not enough people are taking advantage of.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:41:15 +0000

I have used the female condom many many times. I can say they are no harder to insert than the nuva ring.

I'm pretty sick of people bashing on them.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:22:59 +0000

I think it is great that they came out with a second version of the F.C. My husband and I have been using them since we got together 5 years ago. He can not use the male condoms and I cant take the pill. They are not hard to use and once they are in you dont really feel them. I think that they are great for me. My husband has said that he cant tell that we are using one. The only down side is that you have to make sure that he gets in the condom. We use the condom during foreplay just like you can with the mail condoms.

By: SusanB

SusanB — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:50:45 +0000

Do you really want to rely on someone else to protect your body? Sure it would be nice to rely on guys for birth control. But in the end, it is the woman who will or will not get pregant. Learn more about female contraceptive devices http://www.squidoo.com/femalecontraceptives

By: Christopher Mendes

Christopher Mendes — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:36:43 +0000

I agree with Tyler. Why are you so upset that they are developing more choices for people to have protected sex. I think a female condom is a little ridiculous, but I would never expect a women to use one and have never heard of anything similar. But, maybe I'm just out of the loop.

By: heather

heather — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:44:50 +0000

this birth control argument could go even further, seen when women who have had a million babies get their tubes tied but men dont get as many vasectomies (which is a much simpler, safer process, that has fewer side effects, such as no risk for actopic pregnancies, if i did spell that right).

aside from that however… ill take the pills but i refuse to put anything in my vagina where the description involves the word "anchor."

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:03:36 +0000

Jessica–there are plenty of latex-free condoms on the market.

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"Research shows it has a 5 percent failure rate in the U.S., compared with a 3 percent failure rate for male condoms. "

Yay! It's bigger, bulkier, harder to "install" and LESS EFFECTIVE!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:13:53 +0000

Don't completely hate on the female condom. It's the only option for people who have a latex allergy.

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:39:39 +0000

And yet women in Africa don't have the access to something like this, and men oftentimes do not use a condom, and the suggestion of a condom implies the woman is cheating, and this easily ends in abuse.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:13:13 +0000

God-forbid they provide another option for safe sex!