New York City to distribute FC2 female condom

ERJ staff report (DS)

New York -- New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will soon distribute the nitrile rubber-based FC2 Female Condom, which received approval for the US market from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) earlier this year.

The Female Health Company, which makes the FC2 said New York City is already the single largest US distributor for its FC1 female condom. In 2008, the city's Health Department provided more than 900,000 FC1 female condoms to hospitals, health clinics, community-based organisations, and local screening centers for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.

The FC2 Female Condom is made with a nitrile rubber, while the first-generation FC1 Female Condom is made with polyurethane. Research has demonstrated that FC2 and FC1 are comparable in performance, and the introduction of nitrile allows FC2 to be manufactured via a cost-efficient dipping process. The change in manufacturing process has helped FHC to reduce the cost of FC2 by 30 percent relative to FC1, and the company projects that significant increases in global volume will allow further price reductions.

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Press release from Female Health Company