I consider Audacia Ray to be one of the smartest women in New York when it comes to sex, and her recent post on the female condom shows why.� The female condom has never quite caught on since its introduction. This is partly because of the price ($4/condom, as opposed to 25-50¢ for the standard boy model) and partly because they’ve remained kind of mysterious, more suited to the punchline of a joke than something you pack for a hot date. Audacia does a good job of sweeping away the mystery with a smart, sensible explanation of the whys and wherefores of the girl condom: