And why is it so hard to find one in Canada?
I recently discovered that buying a diaphragm in Canada is harder than buying illegal drugs. Perhaps you think this is inaccurate. And it is, so let me rephrase: It is much harder to buy a diaphragm in Canada than illegal drugs.
While the pill is still one of the most common methods of contraception in Canada, fewer women are taking it: There was an 11% decrease in prescriptions for the pill between 2011 and 2015, which means more people are relying on other methods. So in a time when many are looking to divest themselves of hormonal birth control—and when many are concerned about limited access to abortion services—one would think the use of a method like the diaphragm would be on the upswing.
Consequently, as a teen, I thought diaphragms were what cool women used for birth control once they were good and far away from their parents and squarely in control of their own affairs. As I got older, though, none of my friends ever talked about diaphragms—everyone used condoms or the pill .
A diaphragm can also take time to get used to: It needs to be folded, inserted and placed in the right spot. On top of all that, those looking to use the traditional diaphragm need to get their vagina measured by a healthcare professional to be sure they can get the right size, which is nobody’s idea of a good time.
At least, in theory I can. The Caya, which is manufactured in Germany, was supposed to be available in Canada. But for the first six months I actively tried to get one, it wasn’t. Nobody seemed to know why it wasn’t being stocked or why the availability date kept getting deferred. I called the distributor, the supplier, retailers and Health Canada looking for answers, all to no avail. I thought pharmacies might have more info, but for months they kept giving me different availability dates.
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