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Did government waste R127-million on a condom no one wanted?

Activists warn new data shows government may have invested millions into the wrong female condom and may be on the verge of doing it again.

The V female condom has a thin pouch

The female condom showdown: Lovers Plus Inner Condom, the Cupid and the V

South Africa is pumping more money into female condom distribution. We look at what’s on the market and what’s to come for the femidom.

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The female condom: Soft, stimulating and sexy sheaths open up a new world for couples

The government is making female condoms more accessible – and these come with extra benefits.

Female condoms are increasing in popularity as more women become aware of the choices available to them.

Female condoms: What have men got to do with it?

While female condoms exist to boost women’s control of their sexual health, negotiating safe sex should be a shared responsibility.

Female condoms are increasing in popularity as more women become aware of the choices available to them. (Noah Seelam/AFP)

Comment: Condoms – One size doesn’t fit all

It makes ‘people sense’ for the government to invest in the sexual health needs of women.

Thanks to a number of innovations over the past few years female condoms have sensualised sexual health. (AFP)

Birth control hits the spot

Female condoms have sensualised sexual health thanks to the increased tactility of new materials.

Hunt is on for elusive female condom

Hunt is on for elusive female condom

A small NGO is asking the health department why these contraceptives for women aren’t as readily available as their male equivalent.

Femidoms rub the right way

Recently an as-yet unpublished study in South Africa found that 80% of men liked the female condom and the same percentage of women agreed.