Female condoms: no laughing matter
The female condom?. Cue sniggers and jokes about having sex with a giant plastic bag right? But as the only method to date that women have that enables them to take charge themselves of preventing HIV infection, isn't it about time we stopped laughing at the back and took the issue just a little more seriously. And there's no better time to start than today which marks the first Global Female Condom Day!
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