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Title |
Cervical cap |
Description |
Shallow, thick, caramel-colored soft rubber, cup-shaped device; marked: "No. 2". (size 55mm) It stays in place over the cervix by suction and by burying its rim in the folds of musculature at the back of the vagina |
Year Range from |
1970 |
Year Range to |
1995 |
Catalog number |
2004.020.0066 |
Other Name |
Dumas Vault Cap |
Notes |
Of French origin, it is also know as the "Dutch Cap" and the "Vault Cap" It is manufactured and distributed by Lamberts Ltd. According to Nurse Practioner Linda Stein of the Alternative Health Center in Seattle, it has an effectiveness rate of approximately 82.5% |
Lexicon category |
Contraception |
Lexicon sub-category |
Contraception, barrier |
Collection |
Skuy Collection |
People |
Skuy, Percy |
Search Terms |
contraception Cervical cap |
Accession number |
2004.020 |