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 Its inventor hopes the Wondaleaf Unisex Condom will empower people
to take better control of their sexual health regardless of their
sex or sexual orientation.
"It's basically a regular condom with an adhesive covering," said
John Tang Ing Chinh, a gynaecologist at medical supplies firm Twin
Catalyst.
"It's a condom with an adhesive covering that attaches to the vagina
or penis, as well as covering the adjacent area for extra
protection," Tang said.
The adhesive is only applied to one side of the condom, he added,
meaning it can be reversed and used by either sex.
Each box of Wondaleaf contains two condoms, and will cost 14.99
ringgit ($3.61). The average price for a dozen condoms in Malaysia
is 20-40 ringgit.
Tang makes the condoms using polyurethane, a material used in
transparent wound dressings that is thin and flexible yet strong and
waterproof.
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 "Once you put it on, you often
don't realise that it's there," he said,
referring to dressings made from the material.
Tang said the Wondaleaf had gone through several
rounds of clinical research and testing and
would be available commercially via the firm's
website this December.
"Based on the number of clinical trials we have
conducted, I am quite optimistic that given time
it will be a meaningful addition to the many
contraceptive methods used in the prevention of
unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted
diseases," Tang said.
($1 = 4.1480 ringgit)
(Reporting By Edrahim Harris; Writing by James
Pearson; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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