Women have a new contraceptive option in the FemCap, a silicone rubber device that fits snugly over the cervix and blocks the passage of sperm. FemCap, which has been available in some European ...

The diaphragm is a shallow rubber cap with a rim made of a fine, flexible spring (Figure 4.1). It fits snugly and comfortably across the upper vagina, covering the entire cervix, thus preventing sperm ...

Please let me know where in Gauteng I can go to get fitted with a diaphragm or cervical cap. I would also like to know where to go to buy spermicidal lube, jelly, cream, foam?? Answer::Dear Leanne A ...

A diaphragm is a silicone, cup-like object that you insert into your vagina to cover your cervix. Diaphragms must be used in conjunction with spermicide, which is a sperm-killing gel. A diaphragm has ...

The diaphragm is a soft rubber dome with a flexible rim that covers the cervix. The cervical cap is a thimble-shaped device that fits snugly on the surface of the cervix. Both reusable birth-control ...

A team of UCSF obstetricians and bioengineers is building a wireless device that can be inserted into a pregnant woman's vagina and monitor her cervix and, when necessary, send an alert that the woman ...

Taking a new, low-tech tack in the battle against AIDS, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend $28 million in southern Africa to test whether the simple latex diaphragm used for birth ...

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Given that 15 million babies are born prematurely every year and that preterm births are a major source of health complications in kids under five, you might expect modern medicine to have a pretty ...

The cervical cap is a small, deep latex cup with a firm but flexible rim around the open end. It is 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches long and looks like a large rubber thimble. It fits snugly over the cervix and ...