Female condoms: new choices, old questions

As the only methods available for dual protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), male and female condoms have a vital role in sexual and reproductive health. Mags Beksinska and colleagues therefore are to be commended for their randomised crossover trial in this issue,1 which establishes that three types of female condom (Woman's Condom, VA w.o.w., and Cupid) have similarly low rates of self-reported problems as the FC2, the only female condom approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).