Medical Uni References – Pregnancy Issue and Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

• You should find a position you’re comfortable with before your insert the female condom into your vagina. Sitting on a chair’s edge with your knees apart, lying down, or sitting on the toilet can be the prefect position place for you.

• Ensure that the internal ring is down at the tube’s closed end. Actually, the internal ring is slightly smaller and thicker compared to the external ring.

• For making easier while inserting the condom, you can add one or two droop of additional lubricant to the external portion of pouch’s closed end. Keep in mind that excess lubricant may create difficulty in grasping the ring firmly.

• Squeeze down the sides of inner ring together for making it narrow enough to enter into your vagina. You might find some easiness in this task if you squeeze it in between your middle finger and thumb, with your index finger on the ring’s top to assist in holding it steady.

• By using your other hand, spread your vagina’s inner and outer lips. After that, insert the inner ring that has been squeezed. If you feel as your vagina is a bit dried, you then may require adding some extra lubricant to condom or to your vagina’s entrance. In case it slips off your hands, let it go and start once again. As the condoms are lubricated well, you can manage these all in a bit difficulty.

• Push the pouch and the inner ring into your vagina to the last point it can reach. For your kind information, vaginas are around 2, 2.5 to 4 inches long. If you want to quit it up with ease, then you better pursue the back and lower wall of your vagina with the squeezed ring until and unless it stops.

• When the condom is placed at the proper area, it covers the cervix and you should feel your cervix through it after you finish inserting the condom. If you find that you’re not so comfortable with the condom, then remove it and try once again. Of course, it takes a while and a bit practice for inserting it in behind the pubic bone as well as over the cervix.

Effectiveness

According to the laboratory tests conducted over polyurethane that is used in production of Reality condom as well as Avanti male condom, it has been proven that STDs including Hepatitis B and AIDS viruses are unable to go through the polyurethane. After conducting the research regarding the female condom’s effectiveness, it was found that the alternative is as good as other barrier options out there such as the diaphragm, the male condom, or the cervical cap in providing safely against the pregnancy.

The accidental pregnancy rate during the six month period is from 2.6 % (for the women who prefer using condom in proper way and for each sexual intercourse) to 12.4% (for usual, less-than-best use). In order to arrive at a failure rate of a 12 month, the FDA dual the rates from a 6-month study: the rate of failure for the perfect users is presently listed as 5% and, for as 21% for the typical users.

It has also been illustrated by the clinical researches regarding the effectiveness of the female condom that the risk of having HIV AIDS among women is highly reduce by perfect using manner of this condom. It is believed that among the women having sexual intercourse at least twice a week with a HIV infected partner, the overall risk of having the same infection could be diminishes by around 90%.

Health effects

Since polyurethane instead of latex is used throughout the production of Reality Condom, it is the best choice for those who are allergic when it comes to latex rubber. Additionally, it doesn’t need a spermicide usage, and this is why it’s attractive for those who are facing difficulties due to the ingredients that are used in spermicides of today.

Although polyurethane doesn’t irrigate as latex does to one’s penis or vagina, there is always a bit chances of occurrence of such irritations. If the polyurethane condom is used in frequent manner, it might sensitize some persons to the material. However, this issue has been extremely rare, so far. Mild pain and itching are its popular symptoms.

Grease and oils are tremendously dangerous stuffs to the latex condoms. When greasy hands, oils, or oil based lotions touch the latex they immediately start reacting with rubber and then weaken it. The condom is then more likely to get ripped off while you’re using it or there may be generation of tiny holes that are almost impossible to see with our human eyes. Always keep hand lotions, massage oil, baby oils, butter, grease, petroleum jelly, face creams, or ointments away from the condoms as well as other latex contraceptive alternatives such as cervical caps of diaphragms. Even grease from makeup or French fries can cause serious damage to latex, and this is why both partners are always recommended to wash their hands clearly before they touch the condom.

For further prosecution, you can insert an applicator of spermicidal jelly, gel, or foam that is made for being used with a contraceptive into your partner’s vagina. Although some brands of condom are pre-delighted with a related spermicide, they may not be that good enough for providing an adequate safely. Use of spermicide is really a great idea throughout the menstrual cycle’s most fertile period. However, you can even prefer using the condom alone if your partner is allergic with spermicide.

Care and storage

Condoms gain ability to last for numerous years after its production if they’re kept properly sealed in their actual packages and placed away from heat and light. One of the prefect places to store condoms as well as any other latex based contraceptive is the refrigerator, during hot weather, in particular.

Never prefer carrying condoms inside your pocket because they might get weakened in case they’re exposed to the heat of your body. If you’ve been carrying condoms along with you, especially during summer season, then it’d be better for you to replace it with a brand new one. Keep in mind that the price of a new condom package is not that big deal with pay to have good protection. And never remove condoms from its packet until and unless you’re about to use it.