AAn Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound... Of Johnson
Introducing RapeX, a female condom that damages a rapist's penis after penetration with sharp microscopic barbs that hook into the skin. Ouch!!!!
After the man is incapacitated, this gives the woman time to escape. The condom can only be surgically removed (thereby catching the perp redhanded), but supposedly will not cause major damage if removed immediately.
Invented by Sonette Ehlers, a blood technician at the South African Institute for Medical Research, RapeX has been in existence since August 2005 and is to be inserted and worn when a woman is "on a train, working late, going out on a date with someone you don't know too well, going to clubs, or in any situation that you might not feel comfortable or even just not sure."
Rape plays a significant role in the high prevalence of HIV among women in South Africa.
Posted by Angela Bronner @ AOL Black Voices under: AIDS: 25 Years and Counting. For more on this story, click here.