Gallo Maria F, Kilbourne-Brook Maggie, Coffey Patricia S
Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sex Health. 2012 Mar;9(1):18-26. doi: 10.1071/SH11037.
The female condom remains the sole female-initiated method of dual protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmissible infections (STIs), including HIV. We reviewed published data on the effectiveness and acceptability of the female condom for protection against pregnancy and infection. Overall, use of the female condom is low and several barriers hinder the wider adoption of the use of the method. Research on effectiveness has focussed on pregnancy, STIs and biological markers of semen exposure. Although the data available suggest that female condoms (or a mixture of female and male condoms) may provide similar degrees of protection against pregnancy and STIs as do latex male condoms alone, this conclusion has not been demonstrated and thus comparative research is urgently needed.
女用避孕套仍然是唯一一种由女性主动使用的、可同时预防意外怀孕和包括艾滋病毒在内的性传播感染的方法。我们回顾了已发表的关于女用避孕套预防怀孕和感染的有效性及可接受性的数据。总体而言，女用避孕套的使用率较低，有几个障碍阻碍了该方法的更广泛应用。关于有效性的研究主要集中在怀孕、性传播感染以及精液接触的生物标志物方面。尽管现有数据表明女用避孕套（或女用与男用避孕套混合使用）在预防怀孕和性传播感染方面可能与仅使用乳胶男用避孕套提供相似程度的保护，但这一结论尚未得到证实，因此迫切需要进行对比研究。
