Female Health Company

Once derided as being like a plastic bag with the erotic appeal of a jellyfish, the female condom is undergoing a transformation.

• By Emily Anthes

It looks like an elephant's trunk, or a plastic bag. And it's still more expensive than its male-driven counterpart. But it's cheaper and feels better than anything that came before it. So why isn't the new female condom everywhere?

• By Christen McCurdy