Is The Female Condom Back And Better Than Ever?

Illustrated by Ly Ngo. The male birth control pill may still be years away, but the female condom could be having its heyday. While this often ridiculed device flopped when it was launched 20 years ago, it never completely disappeared, and is now popping up in a variety of forms all around the globe. Back in the day, its formal name was the FC1, although it came to be known as the Femidom, Reality, and a slew of other joke names including plastic bag, windsock, and hot air balloon. And, aside fr...