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Hospital Corpsman Sickcall Screener's Handbook
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Naval Hospital Great Lakes
1999

 

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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C
20372-5300

Operational Medicine
 Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
  January 1, 2001

United States Special Operations Command
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, Florida
33621-5323

*This web version is provided by The Brookside Associates Medical Education Division.  It contains original contents from the official US Navy NAVMED P-5139, but has been reformatted for web access and includes advertising and links that were not present in the original version. This web version has not been approved by the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. The presence of any advertising on these pages does not constitute an endorsement of that product or service by either the US Department of Defense or the Brookside Associates. The Brookside Associates is a private organization, not affiliated with the United States Department of Defense.

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Female Condom

Female condoms can be very effective in preventing pregnancy and providing reasonable protection against some sexually transmitted diseases.

Each female condom is individually packaged and pre-lubricated. It is made out of plastic, not latex, so it is particularly useful for women and men with latex allergies. Each package contains an extra small tube of lubricant.

After removal of the condom from its' package, the inner ring is compressed into an oval shape. The inner ring is then inserted deeply into the vagina, so that it encircles the cervix. With proper positioning, the exterior ring will cover the vulva and remain outside the vagina.

During intercourse, the penis is inserted through the outer ring into the vagina. It is a good idea to hold the outer ring in place while the penis is initially inserted.

After intercourse, the outside ring is twisted to seal the semen inside the condom. Then the condom can be gently pulled straight out. It should be discarded in a trash container and not flushed, as it may clog the toilet.

Although pre-lubricated, women may find they need additional lubrication. Some women can feel the condom inside the vagina and others cannot. Extra lubrication can be helpful if this sensation is a distraction.

Some women find that intercourse while using the female condom produces distracting sounds. In this case, the use of additional lubricant can be helpful in silencing the noise.

Additional spermicide (cream, foam or jelly) can be used safely with the female condom, although the degree to which this provides additional contraceptive effect is unknown. If extra spermicide is to be used, it is most likely to be helpful if placed in the vagina prior to insertion of the female condom.

The effectiveness of the female condom in preventing pregnancy is roughly the same as the use of a diaphragm. When used carefully and consistently with each episode of intercourse, there will be about 5 failures per 100 women per year (95% effective). When all women who use this method are evaluated, including those whose use is not always careful and not necessarily consistent, the annual failure rate (pregnancy rate) is about 20%.

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C.
20372-5300

Operational Obstetrics & Gynecology - 2nd Edition
The Health Care of Women in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMEDPUB 6300-2C
January 1, 2000


 

 

Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited.
The listing of any non-Federal product in this CD is not an endorsement of the product itself, but simply an acknowledgement of the source. 

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C
20372-5300

Operational Medicine
 Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
  January 1, 2001

United States Special Operations Command
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, Florida
33621-5323

*This web version is provided by The Brookside Associates Medical Education Division.  It contains original contents from the official US Navy NAVMED P-5139, but has been reformatted for web access and includes advertising and links that were not present in the original version. This web version has not been approved by the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. The presence of any advertising on these pages does not constitute an endorsement of that product or service by either the US Department of Defense or the Brookside Associates. The Brookside Associates is a private organization, not affiliated with the United States Department of Defense.

Contact Us  ·  Other Brookside Products

Operational Medicine 2001
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