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Female condoms to help prevent disease
"There are various products in China to prevent unplanned pregnancies. The FC is not the main choice," Jin Anrong, an official with the National Population and Family Planning Commission said. "A FC is much more expensive than a male condom (MC). If we adopt the FC, government investment in family planning will increase a lot," she said. Each MC costs 16 fen (2 US cents), while the FC is 8 yuan (US$1), according to Jin. Furthermore, the ineffectiveness rate of the FC is reported to be 7 to 20 per cent as it is not easy to use, according to the official. She concluded that it is difficult for the FC to be involved in the Chinese Government purchase list. But she recommended the FC's function of preventing HIV/AIDS. The FC has been submitted to the State and Drug Administration for registration in China, according to Patricia Weisenfeld, programme manager with the Female Health Foundation. The FC was first introduced to Europe and the United States in 1992 and 1993, according to Weisenfeld. It was introduced to Asia in the past five years.
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