Female Condoms

(Johannesburg, South Africa) The government of South Africa today announced its plans to distribute 3 million female condoms to enable women to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. The condom is a lubricated polyurethane sheath about six inches long with a "ring on either end."

It's not clear whether women will be easily inclined to use the gizmo but it is clear that they're expensive, costing many times more than male condoms.

In any event, South Africa has to do something for females. The HIV prevalence among females in the 20 to 24 age group is 25 percent, representing a glaring subset of the total 5.5 million HIV positive citizens in the country.