Male and Female Condoms
Wearing condoms is the most commonly used birth control method in the world. It also protects a person from getting sexually transmitted diseases. Condoms are made from latex or polyurethane. Although males are usually the ones who use condoms, there are also condoms made for females.
Male condoms are made from thin, elastic latex rubber. It is worn over a man’s penis during intercourse. It is open at one end and closed at the other to block a man’s semen from entering the reproductive organ of his partner. The closed end is called a “teat” where a man’s semen is collected after ejaculation.
Male Condoms
The female condom is made of thin polyurethane plastic. Like the male condom, the female condom is closed at one end and open at the other. To use female condoms, it must be put inside the vagina, behind the pelvic bone. The open end of the female condom is placed just outside the vagina. Flexible rings at both ends keep the female condom in place.
Female Condoms
Male condoms have already proven to be effective. They are available in drug stores, local family clinics, and even convenience stores. They also come cheap, costing about two dollars each.
Female condoms, on the other hand, are a lot less commonly used. This is because the use of female condoms has not yet proved to be effective as male condoms. Also, there are currently very few female condom brands but more female condoms will debut in the market soon.