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  • Title: FemCap in Germany, seeking U.S. approval.
    Journal: Contracept Technol Update; 2000 Mar; 21(3):35-6. PubMed ID: 12349551.
    Abstract:
    FemCap is a vaginal barrier device for contraception for which approval is being sought from the US Food and Drug Administration. It is a silicone rubber that resembles the shape of a sailor's hat, with a dome that covers the cervix, a rim that fits into the cornices, and a brim that forms a seal against the vaginal wall and acts as a funnel to direct ejaculate fluid into the groove. This product is already available in Germany, Australia, and Switzerland. It comes in 3 sizes: small (22 mm), for women who have never been pregnant; medium (26 mm), for women who have been pregnant but have not had a vaginal delivery; large (30 mm), for women who have had a vaginal delivery. The advantages of this product include prevention of spread of sexually transmitted diseases, provision of contraception when needed without daily action required, no hormonal side effects, no effect on breast milk, can be stopped anytime, and easy to use. Development research that offers a strap for ease of removal is under way, while an efficacy study that compared the device with the diaphragm indicates that both performed in the range of most barrier methods.
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