Editing Cervical cap (section)

==Acceptability==
It was reported in the 1980s (during the cervical cap renaissance in the U.S.) that "women overwhelmingly preferred the cap to the diaphragm".  On average, women also reported an increase in libido and frequency of sex.<ref>Chalker1 pp.281-2</ref>

The Oves cap and the new version of the FemCap performed poorly in user acceptability studies.<ref name=PMID12419058>{{cite journal |pages=188–92 |doi=10.1783/147118902101196829 |title=Oves contraceptive cap: Short-term acceptability, aspects of use and user satisfaction |year=2002 |last1=Roizen |first1=Judith |last2=Richardson |first2=Sue |last3=Tripp |first3=John |last4=Hardwicke |first4=Hilary |last5=Lam |first5=Tran Quang |journal=Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care |volume=28 |issue=4 |pmid=12419058|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=PMID16371297>{{cite journal |pmid=16371297 |year=2006 |last1=Mauck |first1=CK |last2=Weiner |first2=DH |last3=Creinin |first3=MD |last4=Archer |first4=DF |last5=Schwartz |first5=JL |last6=Pymar |first6=HC |last7=Ballagh |first7=SA |last8=Henry |first8=DM |last9=Callahan |first9=MM |title=FemCap with removal strap: ease of removal, safety and acceptability |volume=73 |issue=1 |pages=59–64 |doi=10.1016/j.contraception.2005.06.074 |pmc=2876188 |journal=Contraception}}</ref>  The study on the FemCap concluded that the modifications to the FemCap significantly increased pain and discomfort among female users and their male sex partners, and that the modifications decreased acceptability of the device compared with the earlier version.  The study of the Oves cap reported that few women indicated that they would use the cap in the future.

A pilot study conducted in Britain prior to the Lea's Shield's approval concluded that the Lea's Shield "may be acceptable to a highly select minority of women".<ref name=PMID10023094>{{cite journal |pmid=10023094 |year=1999 |last1=Bounds |first1=W |last2=Guillebaud |first2=J |title=Lea's Shield contraceptive device: Pilot study of its short-term patient acceptability and aspects of use |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=117–20 |journal=The British Journal of Family Planning}}</ref>

As of 2002, the cervical cap was one of the least common methods of [[contraception]] in the United States.  A 2002 study indicated that of sexually active American women, 0.6% are currently using either the cervical cap, [[contraceptive sponge]], or [[female condom]] as their primary method of contraception, and fewer than 1% have ever used a cervical cap.<!--
 --><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_025.pdf |pmid=16532609 |year=2005 |last1=Chandra |first1=A |last2=Martinez |first2=GM |last3=Mosher |first3=WD |last4=Abma |first4=JC |last5=Jones |first5=J |title=Fertility, family planning, and reproductive health of U.S. Women: Data from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth |issue=25 |pages=1–160 |journal=Vital and Health Statistics |series=Series 23, Data from the National Survey of Family Growth |access-date=2017-09-09 |archive-date=2007-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630135904/http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_23/sr23_025.pdf |url-status=live }} See Table 53 and 56.</ref>