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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The Reality female condom: efficacy and clinical acceptability of a new

barrier contraceptive.

AUTHORS

Family Health International [FHI]; Eastern Virginia Medical School. Contraceptive

Research and Development Program [CONRAD]

SOURCE

[Unpublished] [1993]. 34 p.

ABSTRACT

The contraceptive properties of the Reality female condom were assessed in a 6-month, open-label, multicenter trial.

377 women from 9 research sites (6 in the US and 3 in Latin America) who were in monogamous relationships and

willing to use Reality as their sole means of contraception for 6 months were enrolled. The 328 evaluable women

contributed 1415 women-months of experience with this method. Reality use at each coitus during the 6-month study

was reported by 117 women (35.8%). 39 women (22 from the US and 17 from Latin America) discontinued the trial

due to accidental pregnancy, yielding a 6-month gross cumulative pregnancy rate of 15.1/100 women (12.4/100 in the

US and 22.2/100 in Latin America). 12 (30.8%) of these pregnancies were classified as method failures related,

most notably, to breakage or slippage. The major reasons women failed to use the female condom consistently were

unavailability of the condom at the time of coitus, negligence, dislike of the method, menses, or partner objection.

Slippage was reported by 40% of study participants. Among women who reported perfect use, the 6-month

accidental pregnancy rate was 4.3/100 women (2.6/100 in the US and 9.5/100 in Latin America). 76 women (21.2%)

reported a total of 88 newly occurring medical problems during the follow-up period, primarily urogenital problems, but

none were considered related to condom use. 70% of participants (68.4% in the US and 74.6% in Latin America)

who completed an acceptability questionnaire indicated they liked using the Reality female condom. The most

frequently cited complaints were not liking the condom's inner ring and movement of the device during intercourse.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4586-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The Reality female condom: efficacy and clinical

acceptability of a new barrier contraceptive.", is(are) Family Health International [FHI]; Eastern Virginia Medical

School. Contraceptive Research and Development Program [CONRAD]. The source of this article is "[Unpublished]

[1993]. 34 p.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T

4586-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9586

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