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Using the diaphragm

Diaphragms are normally available from women’s health care centers, from physicians, particularly gynecologist and practitioners, and from nurse practitioner, nurse midwives, and other health expects specialized in family planning. Additionally, it’s even possible to have access to the spermicide from the family planning or family hygiene sections in the drugstores.

Types of Diaphragms

When it comes to diaphragms, they are available in different sizes, ranging from 2 to 4 inches (50 to 95 millimeters) in diameter. It’s your upper vagina’s size that determines the size of the diaphragm you require. As diaphragms arrive with different kinds of rims, no matter what is the size of your body you can expect of having accessing to a diaphragm that perfectly fits you. An extremely gentle pressure is exerted by the diaphragm arriving with a flat spring rim and is the best option for those women with firm vaginal muscles, particularly the one who has not yet delivered a child. Moreover, a coil spring rim is quite stronger and has been designed for the more relaxed vaginal muscles. Furthermore, a diaphragm arriving with an arcing spring rim is something that most of the women find quite handy and easier to use as it bends only in two places.

Care and storage of the diaphragm

If you don’t want to invest on your next diaphragm too sooner then you should take a proper care of your diaphragm. After once you use it, wash it with warm water and soap, then rinse and make it dry using a clean towel.

Don’t use strong cleansing options or antiseptics on the diaphragm as they play a vital role in weakening the latex. Store your diaphragm inside the case it arrives with and never expose it to extreme heat or sunlight. Check your diaphragm every month to ensure whether or not it has developed a hole or tow. For this purpose, you can examine its rim. Keep in mind that even an extremely small pinhole gains ability to pass hundreds of sperms through it. You can check the diaphragm also by filling water into it.