1. Open the female condom package carefully; tear at the notch on the top right of the package. Do not use scissors or a knife to open.
2. The outer ring covers the area around the opening of the vagina. The inner ring is used for insertion and to help hold the sheath in place during intercourse.
3. While holding the female condom at the closed end, grasp the flexible inner ring and squeeze it with the thumb and second or middle finger so it becomes long and narrow.
For Further Reading ___________________________________________________
Two popular World Health Organisation guides on how to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV are accessible online at the following web addresses:
http:// www. who. int / hiv / pub / mtct / PMTCTfactsheet / en / index. html http:// whqlibdoc. who. int / publications / 2010 / 9789241599535 _ eng. pdf