LOS ANGELES -- A South African doctor has invented a so-called 'anti-rape' condom for women that features "teeth" that grip a man's penis.
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers hopes the Rape-aXe condom will combat rape in the most painful way possible.
According to Ehlers, the condom is inserted by women like a tampon and its jagged teeth-like hooks inside attach to a man's penis during intercourse.
Once it grabs hold, only a doctor can remove it.
Ehlers hoped this will help authorities to catch offenders.
"It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," Ehlers said.
"If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."
"The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she's going out on some kind of blind date ... or to an area she's not comfortable with," Ehlers said.
The doctor is distributing 30,000 of these condoms in South Africa during this year's World Cup.
South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world, according to Human Rights Watch. It is also believed that 16 percent of the population is living with HIV.
Critics suggest the condom puts women at risk of further violence from men trapped by the device and reminded women of their vulnerability.
Dr. Sonnet Ehlers hopes the Rape-aXe condom will combat rape in the most painful way possible.
According to Ehlers, the condom is inserted by women like a tampon and its jagged teeth-like hooks inside attach to a man's penis during intercourse.
Once it grabs hold, only a doctor can remove it.
Ehlers hoped this will help authorities to catch offenders.
"It hurts, he cannot pee and walk when it's on," Ehlers said.
"If he tries to remove it, it will clasp even tighter... however, it doesn't break the skin, and there's no danger of fluid exposure."
"The ideal situation would be for a woman to wear this when she's going out on some kind of blind date ... or to an area she's not comfortable with," Ehlers said.
The doctor is distributing 30,000 of these condoms in South Africa during this year's World Cup.
South Africa has one of the highest rape rates in the world, according to Human Rights Watch. It is also believed that 16 percent of the population is living with HIV.
Critics suggest the condom puts women at risk of further violence from men trapped by the device and reminded women of their vulnerability.
