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	Podcast:		Mosaic Science Podcast
	Episode:		The future of sex
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:34:35
	Publish Date:		2017-11-19 18:30:00
	Description:		"Technically, the female condom works. When used correctly, it reduces a woman's risk of contracting HIV by around 94-97 per cent each time she had sex, according to estimates. Studies show that making female condoms available alongside the male version increases the percentage of sexual acts that are protected, and decreases the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections." Once derided as being like a plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom is being reinvented as the next big thing in safe sex. Written by Emily Anthes, read by Pip Mayo, produced by Barry J. Gibb Read the full text original and find more stories on mosaicscience.com Subscribe to our podcast: iTunes itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/mosai…id964928211?mt=2 RSS mosaicscience.libsyn.com/rss If you liked this story, we recommend listening to Mosaicscience – Sex-lives-and-disability by Katharine Quarmby, and Mosaicscience – The-troubled-history-of-the-foreskin by Jessica Wapner, also available as podcasts.
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