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[The internal condom: overview, practical aspects and analysis of the barriers to its use]
Emilie Arnaud1, Jacky Nizard2, Valentine Faure Bardon2
1Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, DMU ORIGYNE Femmes-Mères-Enfants, APHP, Paris, France.
Abstract:
The internal condom (commonly referred to as the female condom), which can be used by both men and women, is a single-use medical device that can be inserted several hours before sexual intercourse for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and for contraception. This review presents an overview of its use, and a summary of the technical and regulatory aspects. We will see that this device is almost as effective as its external counterpart and offers better protection against STIs, but that it remains very underused in the general population. The potential barriers to its use will also be analyzed and discussed.
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