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Providing for Women's Pleasure in the Next Generation of Condoms

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In March 2013, the Gates Foundation released its latest Grand Challenge in Global Health: a call for proposals regarding the development of more appealing, pleasurable, and user‐friendly male condoms [ 1 Grand Challenges in Global Health Develop the next generation of condoms. 2003http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Topics/Pages/NextGenerationCondomRound11.aspx Google Scholar ]. Given their universal recognition, practicality, low cost, and unique ability to prevent both pregnancy and STIs, condoms are a valuable and often underutilized tool in promoting global health. Though condoms often receive less attention than biomedical prevention technologies such as male circumcision or pre‐ and postexposure prophylaxis, they have saved thousands, if not millions, of lives over the course of the AIDS pandemic. Moreover, if condoms transferred more heat and sensation, were easier to apply correctly, broke less often, were reusable, and/or were more readily available, they could curb even more STI/HIV transmissions and unintended pregnancies worldwide.

Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine

DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12299

Authors: Jenny A. Higgins, Julie L. Fennell

Institutions: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Gallaudet University

Language: English

Topic: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development