She has assisted at over 1,000 births and is currently teaching in the nurse-midwifery program at the University of Minnesota. It has a soft ring at each end. The ring at the closed end is used to put the device inside the vagina and holds it in place. The other ring stays outside the vagina and partly covers the outer area. Product labelling is for vaginal use only.
More research needs to be done about the use of the female condoms in anal intercourse.
Compared to vaginal intercourse, male condoms break at a higher rate during anal sex. In that study 40 percent of these men reported problems with the condom. Four users reported rectal bleeding. This last symptom is of concern because there is obvious damage being done and the laceration and the blood itself can transmit the AIDS virus. Eighty-six percent of respondents said they would use Reality again and 54 percent would rather use Reality than penile condoms.