Doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape

From CNN:

The woman inserts the latex condom like a tampon. Jagged rows of teeth-like hooks line its inside and attach on a man's penis during penetration. Once it lodges, only a doctor can remove it. The doctor inventor says: "It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on. If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter. Yes, my device may be a medieval, but it's for a medieval deed that has been around for decades."

Critics say the female condom is not a long-term solution and makes women vulnerable to more violence from men trapped by the device.

References:

South African doctor invents female condoms with 'teeth' to fight rape. CNN.

Comments from Twitter:

@Skepticscalpel: Great idea. The rapist would likely kill the victim.

@medical__news: I don't know, but old times chastity belts sound more promosing than this invention.

@DrJerath: Wow - interesting.

Women in medicine: Why are so few female doctors in leadership positions?

From Germany (a report from Germany's equivalent of BBC World Service):

Two thirds of medical students are women. But there are very few female doctors in leadership positions. Just ten percent make it to the top of their profession.

Chief physician Doris Henne-Bruns says that should be changed:



Comments from Twitter:

Lyall Furphy RN @Lyall: I know another profession that has a 91% 'quota' in favour of a dominant sex according to her logic. Would that chief surgeon let a junior doctor leave on time if he was a new dad with child care responsibilities? #justpondering

Ves Dimov, M.D. @DrVes: Yes, these are good questions. There is a tendency to oversimplify sometimes.