There is a new female condom out on the market that was approved by the FDA a year ago and Chicago is leading the pack in terms of promoting the new method for STD prevention and contraception.
The Chicago Female Condom Campaign is a combined effort of area AIDS and reproductive health groups to educate women about taking their sexual health into their own hands. They are calling the campaign Put A Ring On It because the condom features two rings, one that anchors the condom inside the vagina and another that rests outside. See the training video below for more details on how it works.
The Trib published
an article on the campaign this past Sunday citing Cook County as
having the highest amount of gonorrhea cases in the state (we're
second for chlamydia). The campaign hopes that putting safe sex in the
hands of women will help bring these numbers down. Zoe Lehman of
Chicago Women's AIDS Project says of the initiative:
"We've been letting everyone know how easy (the female condom) is to
use. It's just as effective as the male condom, really pleasurable and
... empowers a woman because she doesn't have to request that the male
partner wears the condom."
Using
the still not worn out tag-line from Beyonce's 2008 hit, "Single
Ladies," the Female Condom really does add another dimension to the
phrase, "If you like it then you should put a ring on it."
For more information on the Chicago Female Condom Campaign, training, and where to get female condoms visit Ringonit.org
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