• Soft and thin, and covers the inside of a women's vagina
• It is put in the woman's vagina like a diaphragm.
• Sperm are kept outside the female condom and can't get to the women's egg.
• The female condom works only if you use a new one every time you have sex.
• Female condoms can help PREVENT AIDS and other STIs/STDs.

Couples might LIKE the FEMALE CONDOM because:

• The woman can use it to protect herself from AIDS and other STIs/STDs.
• It can be put in before having sex.
• It can be bought in a drugstore.

Couples might DISLIKE the FEMALE CONDOM because:

• The female condom can be hard to handle at first
• Some people don't like the outer ring that hangs outside the vagina

More Info on the FEMALE CONDOM

How well does the FEMALE CONDOM work?

21 out of 100 women using the FEMALE CONDOM become pregnant

How does the FEMALE CONDOM compare with the effectiveness of other forms of birth control?

Women out of 100 that got pregnant using the methods below

Abstinence  No women Depo Provera Shots  1 out of 100 Sterilization  1 out of 100 Contraceptive Patch  1 out of 100 IUD  2 out of 100 Vaginal Ring  2 out of 100  The Pill  3 out of 100 Male Condom  12 out of 100 Spermicide  16-21 out of 100 Diaphragm  18 out of 100 NFP/FAM  20 out of 100 Female Condom  21 out of 100 No Method  85 out of 100