About Female Condoms

Series Summary

Romance, some say, may not be an old concept in Western civilization. Many cultural theorists, textual experts and sociologists have argued that sexuality, which is the foundation for modern day romance, is a rather new creation of society dating back only a couple of hundred years. More traditional research, however, claims to find evidence of romance and intimate love in all cultures throughout history. In this free video series on sexual health, a human sexuality counselor discusses safer sex practices and facts. Find out how to prevent pregnancy, and learn about the different forms of birth control. Get information on preventing sexually transmitted diseases, and understand how safe sex education can help reduce teen pregnancy and STDs. For information on relationships, sexual intercourse and sexual orientation, consult this helpful health guide.

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Dr. Carol Clark, I'm a sex therapist and licensed mental health counselor here in Miami, Florida. In this clip we're going to talk about female condoms, what are they? Female condoms are not very well known mostly because they're very expensive. However they're a barrier method just like the male condom and this is what they look like. This part of it goes into the vagina, lodges behind a bone up near the uterus to cover the cervix which would be about here and then this part hangs outside the opening to the vagina so for intercourse, the penis would simply go up inside and never touch anything. So it's a wonderful method of birth control and of preventing sexually transmitted diseases although like any other method it needs to be used correctly every time to fully work. Once again, this is Dr. Carol Clark from Miami, Florida."