Word: condom
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...women did not have enough to fight about in the bedroom, they will soon be able to squabble over who should wear the condom. Last week the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was preparing to approve a female condom -- a plastic pouch that lines the inside of the vagina. Named Reality by its U.S. manufacturer, Wisconsin Pharmacal, the product is similar to male condoms in that it is designed to prevent both pregnancy and the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases...
...female condom is not as effective as its male counterpart, and at a cost of up to $2.50, it will be more expensive. However, given the well-documented reluctance of many men to wear condoms, it may provide some women with their only means of protection. A recent study found that among sexually active young women, only 20% have partners who use condoms. "Women need the option," says Mary Ann Leeper, senior vice president for development at Wisconsin Pharmacal. "Right now, she has to ask him to wear a condom. If he says no, she has no option...
Invented by a Danish physician in 1984, the female condom is already available under the name Femidom in Britain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Norway and Switzerland, and will go on sale this month in France. The version made by Wisconsin Pharmacal is a 7-in.-long polyurethane sheath with a ring on each end. The inner ring is inserted into the vagina, much like a diaphragm, while the other ring remains outside...
...also recommend that the organization recruit a poster editor. The latest SafetyWalk teaser is a bit ambiguous. "Look Both Ways. Use a Condom. Call SafetyWalk," it reads. Taken one way, it's a list of fundamental precautions. In the wrong hands, though, it becomes a frightening prescription for behavior--something, perhaps, that might be detailed in an Inside Edge how-to feature...
...Safety Walk's poster may well describe a typical Friday night for the guy who gets around. "Look Both Ways." Get to the bar safely, or you won't have any fun. "Use a Condom." Nuff said. "Call SafetyWalk." You wouldn't want a mugger to spoil a perfectly good evening, would...