Re: Straight Answers on Female Condoms

[Guest guest]

Female condom is expensive ofcourse but what happened after words if

some one become HIV+ or catches STI, its greater cost afterowrds tan

one you use for primary precausion/prevension. We have been using

female condoms in Australia for few years and its a very good succes

with in escort agencies.

Let supply females with condom give them choice rather than treating

them.

Aprajita (RN, BNSc,MRCN)

E-mail: k.freeman@...

[Guest guest]

Dear All

It is interesting to see this articly published in Times News Network.

I had managed to obtain 100 female condoms with some considerable

difficulty from organisations in UK in 1999. The difficulty in

acquiring them was because even in UK female condoms were apparently

not successful or popular. Some reported difficulties were that they

were uncomfortable and inconvenient in using.

I had ofcourse not tried to acquire them for my own use but for

purpose of distribution to women in Tamil Nadu to support them in

protecting themselves against HIV. My argument was that female

condoms will be powerful not only in providing protection directly

but also in empowering them to be successful in persuading their

partners to use male condoms. In the sense that even if they were

inconvenient in using, women could show the female condom and suggest

that she would use it if her male partner refused to use a condom.

However at that time even doctors in some well known hospitals in

Tamil Nadu were not aware of the existence of the female condom.

Hence it is hartening that this issue being discussed and supported.

In spite of its reported difficulties, i would strongly advocate for

their promotion especially for prevention of HIV/AIDS & STDs.

Ruth Kattumuri

E-mail: r_katts@...

[Guest guest]

Dear All,

I am a practicing HIV Consultant at Surat,Gujarat-India. Few months back I was

looking for a good alternative to male condoms for My STD patients in my

private & hospital practice. I made a questionnaires for My male & female

patients.To my surprise both were in favor of something like a female Condom if

possible-in place of male condoms. I had surveyed nearly 300 patients & almost

68 % has this opinion.so I think in India also if properly trained,female

Condoms should work.

Is there any source where I can have female Condoms for My STD patients ?

Dr Rajesh Buddhadev.MD

Nisarg Clinic

B 307 Tirupati Plaza

Near Collector Office

Athwa gate, Surat 395001

E-mail: buddhadev@...