Why can't I find them anywhere?
The nurse practitioner bustles out of the back room, sweat staining the underarms and belly of her cloud-print scrubs. My appointment is over, and I’ve been sitting in Planned Parenthood Toronto’s waiting room for about ten minutes.
In case you’re one of the many who don’t know: a dental dam—not to be confused with the internal condom, which has a flexible ring and fits inside the vagina—is a rectangular strip of latex, sometimes flavoured, that is spread over the vulva or anus and used as a barrier to prevent the transmission of STIs during oral sex. .
In order for distributors to do so, the manufacturer needs to submit an application to Health Canada to prove that the device meets its regulations for safety and effectiveness. So far, no manufacturer has. It makes sense that Maclean is confused: since no dam has ever been approved in Canada, there’s no specific testing protocol in place to his knowledge—although the organization notes it could be informed by that for latex condoms.
“It’s possible to contract herpes without ever having had any kind of intercourse,” she cautions. “Dental dams are important. More people should use them. All kinds of sexually transmitted infections can be housed in the mouth, and they can be transferred to the vulva.” McGill says that dental dams are comparable to condoms in STI prevention effectiveness, meaning they are generally over 90 % effective when used properly.
There’s also a DIY dam option While McGill maintains that dams can be an important STI prevention tool, the Saint John clinics she’s worked in don’t stock them.
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