Introduction: There is a significant deficiency in women's reproductive health needs:1) Lack of options of non-hormonal contraceptive methods.2) Fertility awareness method is the safest and yet it is rarely utilized.3) Women suffer from Stress Incontinence silently. Objectives:To provide women with one device that can be used for 1) Contraception by stopping sperm from entering the cervix, 2) To enhance the effectiveness of Fertility Awareness Methods by accurately detecting ovulation day and 3) Control Stress Urinary Incontinence by supporting the bladder neck. Materials and Methods:We selected the FDA approved FemCap contraceptive device to determine its utility to fulfill the three basic reproductive health needs for women. 1)The FemCap is a safe and effective, time tested, barrier contraceptive device.2) The FemCap can collect a large amount of fertile cervical mucous, that is not mixed with vaginal secretions.3) The use of currently available pessaries have significant limitations such as displacement, erosion or even ulceration and urethral obstruction. The FemCap shows marked similarity to the ring pessary with support. The Rim of the FemCap is similar in shape and function to the ring of the pessary that supports the bladder neck. The outward flaring brim restores the anatomy of the urethra and the vagina. The bowl of the FemCap supports the cervix and prevents it from descending, which is like the supported pessary. Results: 1) The FemCap is a well-established barrier contraceptive device. 2) It is also has proven in pilot studies to enhance the effectiveness of fertility awareness methods and 3) control stress incontinence. Conclusion:It would be ideal and cost effective for women to acquire one multipurpose reusable device that can be used for contraception to enhance fertility awareness and to control stress incontinence.

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This article addresses three unmet women’s reproductive health needs, and how the FemCap can fulfill these needs. The FemCap is an FDA-approved, non-hormonal contraceptive device that can accommodate some deficient areas of women’s health: 1. A scarcity of hormone-free contraceptive methods. 2. Enhancement of fertility awareness method that is infrequently used but is the safest method. 3. Help Millions of women who suffer silently from stress urinary incontinence. The FemCap blocks sperm from entering the cervix. It is time-tested to be safe and effective for contraception. Using the FemCap directly at the cervix, it can collect the fertile cervical mucus without mixing it with any other vaginal fluid. Current pessaries used to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have significant drawbacks, including displacement, erosion, ulceration, of the vagina and urethral blockage. The rim of the FemCap performs the same function as the ring pessary by supporting the bladder neck. The outward flared brim restores the urethra and vaginal anatomy. At the same time, the bowl of the FemCap keep the cervix from prolapsing further. The FemCap is a long-established barrier method of contraception, and pilot studies results show it can improve fertility awareness methods and manage Stress Urinary Incontinence. It would be ideal and cost-effective to have a single reusable device with several functions for contraceptives, increasing the acceptability and effectiveness of fertility awareness methods, and stress urinary incontinence control. The FemCap would be an ideal alternative to the condom.

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