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Story: Contraception and sterilisation

Topaz condom

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Topaz condom

The Durex Topaz condom was introduced in the late 1990s. The slide-on ring apparently made the condom easier to roll on correctly, so it could be put on in the dark.

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Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa, Dame Margaret Sparrow Collection

by Rachel Leatham

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Jane Tolerton, Contraception and sterilisation – Early 20th-century methods, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/26975/topaz-condom (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Jane Tolerton, published 23 March 2011.