VD-preventing 'G-string condom' gets money shot from VC firm

The design sketch of the detachable G-string shaped condom designed by a group of six students from the Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Photo: nandu.com

A student-designed G-string condom will be mass produced thanks to a recent 2 million yuan ($320,000) investment from a venture capital firm in Guangdong province.

The brainchild of six students at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, the strap-on contraption boasts a detachable condom that screws tightly into place.

According to the team, made up of five women and one man, "The Guardian of Love" is designed to better prevent pregnancy by reducing semen leakage and reduce fluid exchange during intercourse.

Convinced of its fluid-blocking potential, the Guangdong Yuezheng Investment Management Ltd of Dongguan, Guangdong Province invested 2 million yuan in the invention.

According to Li Jiehong, a deputy manager at the firm, they plan to produce a first batch of 10,000 condoms.