The Female Health Company Reports USAID/JSI Order Increased from 12 to 24 Million FC2 Female Condoms

July 23, 2010

The Female Health Company (Nasdaq: FHCO) provides FC2 Female Condoms funded by USAID through the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT implemented by John Snow, Inc. (JSI). Recently, JSI amended its contract for the supply of FC2 condoms from 12 million units to up to 24 million units for execution within fiscal 2011.

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Will the Female Condom Ever Catch On?

April 10, 2010

The first version of the female condom made a weird noise, fell out, and was expensive, too. Now public health experts are pushing a new and improved version in American cities. Can it overcome stigma?

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Female Condoms: Increasing U.S. Foreign Policy Support and Funding for a Prevention Method that Work

March 8, 2010

Today, we have two tools to prevent HIV, other STIs, and unintended pregnancy--female and male condoms. So why aren't HIV infection rates showing any signs of slowing down? The short answer is 1) Condoms--especially female condoms--are underfunded and underused; and 2) Stigma, misconceptions, and a lack of political commitment prevent men, women, and young people from accessing and using female and male condoms.

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The Other Side of Desire

February 1, 2010

You might say Dr. Michael A. Thomas is professionally conflicted. As director of the division of reproductive, endocrinology, and infertility at the University of Cincinnati, Thomas is both a fertility guru and a contraceptive expert. “Half my day I spend helping people get pregnant," he says, and the other half I spend trying to come up with ways for people not to get pregnant.”

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