Wikio - The Female Condom

Women pass on female condom (ABS CBN)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:21:35 GMT

Fifteen years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on with women and aid agencies, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases

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Malawian lesbians to use female condoms (Stories on Malawi)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:47:00 GMT

Chairperson for the committee, Ruth, said today in an interview on the sidelines of a female condom presentation by a gay rights delegation from the United States of America, who are on a five-day visit to appraise Malawian gays with rights advocacy skills. The event took place in Malawi's commercial city, Blantyre. The US delegation donated 15 cartons of female condoms...

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Safe Sex (Polyamorously Perverse)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:03:00 GMT

One of you suggested a female condom as a way to pretend to have bareback, and I thought this demo video worth sharing. Anyone one of y'all ever tried it? And if you read this , you may be surprised to learn it's more effective than the male condom in preventing the spread of skin-to-skin STIs like Herpes.

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Five-year plan on condom use underway in Liberia (Afriquenligne)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:27:35 GMT

Monrovia, Liberia - Health authorities in Liberia are working to develop a five-year plan on male/female condom use and availability in the country, sources close to the health ministry indicated here Thursday.

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October 2008 AJPH Highlights: Reproductive and Sexual Rights (Newswise)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:30:21 GMT

1) HIV stigma may be lessened by access to antiretroviral therapy; 2) U.S. women significantly increase use of contraceptive services; 3) Breastfeeding varies dramatically by State in initiation and duration; 4) Female condom skill training reduces unprotected sex acts in women.

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Female Condom Skills Training Reduces Unprotected Sex Acts Among Women (Medical News Today)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Using a randomized trial with a sample of 409 U.S. women recruited from family planning clinics in northern California, researchers tested the hypothesis that female condom skills training would successfully lead to an increase in sustained use of female condoms and protected sex.

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Lack of access to female condoms vilified (ScrippsNews)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:59:01 GMT

MEXICO CITY -- It has been 15 years since the female condom was unveiled, but the anniversary is an inauspicious one. Once touted as a key tool in the fight against HIV-AIDS, a way of empowering women whose partners shun traditional condoms, the female condom has largely been forgotten. read more

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Lack of access to female condoms vilified (Globe and Mail)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It has been 15 years since the female condom was unveiled, but the anniversary is an inauspicious one. Once touted as a key tool in the fight against HIV-AIDS, a way of empowering women whose partners shun traditional condoms, the female condom has largely been forgotten.

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Female condoms put HIV prevention in women’s hands (Thaindian News)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 01:59:30 GMT

By Sumita Thapar Mexico City, Aug 8 (DPA) The female condom is currently the only woman-controlled preventive method against HIV infection. Yet, it is a poorly funded invention and has been ignored by policy makers, making it far too expensive and largely unavailable. “This is a 15-year scandal born of ignorance and inertia. It has been [...]

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GLOBAL: The female condom - the step-child in HIV prevention (Alertnet)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:40:40 GMT

Source: IRIN The female condom currently the only female-controlled method of preventing HIV - is rarely available to women who need it. Blaming poor marketing and insufficient investment, activists at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City said failure to promote the female condom had hurt global HIV prevention efforts.

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Malawi has high hopes for female condom (A Blog Apart...)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:55:30 GMT

Malawian women have little say when it comes to condom use, but the government hopes that the recent launch of the female condom will go some way in solving this age-old dilemma.

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MALAWI: High hopes for female condom (Stories on Malawi)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:19:00 GMT

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. BLANTYRE, 29 July 2008 (IRIN) - Malawian women have little say when it comes to condom use, but the government hopes that the recent launch of the female condom in the country could go some way in solving this age-old dilemma....

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Got Sex on Your Mind? (Small Bits and Pieces)

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Guys How Much Weight Can Your Penis Hold - NSFW . Female Condom Demonstration - NSFW (A.K.A. a Femidom) THAT’S RIGHT THE FEMALE CAN ALSO WEAR THE CONDOM.

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(Mostly) Ignored In America, Female Condoms Make It To Malawi [(Birth) Control Issues] (Jezebel)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:00 GMT

According to this report, the government of Malawi has recently decided that the female condom — approved by the United States FDA in the late 1990s — is safe and effective enough for Malawian women... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Female condom introduced in Malawi (Stories on Malawi)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:32:00 GMT

Malawian women are now ready to embrace more power as they make sexual reproductive health decisions through the introduction of female condoms on the rather conservative Malawian market. Sandra Mapemba, National FC Programming Coordinator for the Reproductive Health Unit (RHU), a department in the Ministry of Health, told Africa News prospects looked good for this new protective measure....

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One-Night Stands ("GroundReport)

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:03:58 GMT

Women say no to one-night stand For men, wham-bam-thank you ma’m romps are all in a day’s work. For women, it’s wham-bam-no thank you sir! Of late, the world at large and women especially have been rejoicing in their new found sexual freedom, courtesy the female condom which has been seen as a step towards women’s emancipation. For the female condom connotes power and the...

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NACO to promote female condom (Daily News Analysis)

Thu, 29 May 2008 09:02:00 GMT

Buoyed by the success of its year-long pilot project in six states, National AIDS Control Organisation has decided to promote the use of female condoms across India.

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Buy Condom Online (OYAX)

Wed, 07 May 2008 15:11:20 GMT

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The Female Condom: Sexual Freedom Doesn't Come Free (Alternet)

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:01 GMT

The freedom to practice safe sex remains elusive for many of the world's women. We must invest in making female condoms available and accessible.

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Jamaica To Launch New Female Condom As Part Of HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts (Medical News Today)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Jamaica's National Family Planning Board in the next few weeks plans to launch a new female condom in an effort to provide women with increased control over HIV/AIDS prevention methods, the Jamaica Gleaner reports.

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