Female condoms to help prevent disease
By Liu Li (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-07-11 05:29

You cannot just slot in a coin for it to pop out of the vending machine; nor can you go to your neighbourhood family-planning centre for a free refill.

But a female condom (FC) could make its way to China for general usage if the efforts of a global health foundation dedicated to women's health come to fruition.

FCs are already being tested on a limited scale among sex workers in Southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.

At a recent FC workshop in Beijing, the Female Health Foundation said why the FC is helpful in HIV/AIDS and unplanned pregnancy prevention.

The FC is the only woman-oriented way to use a block to prevent unplanned pregnancies and HIV/AIDS.

When a male partner refuses to wear a condom or is drunk and abusive, women need self-initiated methods.

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