Today health officials announced a $500,000 grant from the MAC AIDS Fund to promote and distribute female condoms in Washington, D.C. The announcement marks an ambitious collaboration of private and ...

The FDA has approved a new version of the female condom, known awesomely as “FC2.” The new female condom will sell for about 30 percent less than its predecessor, the “FC1.” But is cost really the ...

A new economic analysis, conducted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and featured in the current issue of Springer's journal AIDS and Behavior, showed that the DC Female Condom ...

Male condoms are 98% effective with perfect use and 85% effective with typical use. Female condoms are slightly less effective — 95% with perfect use and 79% typically. People make mistakes with ...

(Reuters Health) - More states are making female condoms available through Medicaid, a new study found. But few women are using them, researchers say. The female condom is a barrier contraceptive ...

With a new name, the internal condom — once called the “female condom” — will be the most inclusive contraceptive and STI prophylactic on the market. “What’s ‘female’ about the female condom? Nothing!

Condoms for gals have been around for a while (let me guess, you don't use them), but there's a new one on the market--one that's supposedly more user-friendly and affordable. But, the FDA isn't so ...

Female Health Co has won U.S. approval to market its newer, less expensive female condom, which could help it win over American women as well as boost use in developing countries, the company said on ...

Never miss a beat. Get our free daily newsletter. District Line Daily covers local politics, culture, and the Needle—our daily quality of life index for D.C. under the Trump administration. The female ...

Last night, I tried using a female condom. Long story short: I didn’t love it. If you've never heard of female condoms, they're otherwise known as internal condoms or the brand name FC2 Female Condom, ...