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Putting on a condom will now become much easier thanks to a simple new system which the (female) mind behind the invention recently patented in her home country of Spain.

Thanks to two simple little disposable strips, those who tend to get nervous and flustered at the crucial moment, and even the blind, will no longer have difficulties putting on a sheath.

María Ángeles Machuca, a businesswoman from the Andalusian city of Seville, though currently living in Cádiz, spent three years working on her design, for which she faced competition from just two other innovators, one in the US and another in China.

"The idea first occured to a friend of mine who is a civil engineer. One day when we were chatting he told me he thought putting on a condom would be easier if they had two strips. I thought it was a brilliant idea and began to develop it," said the 54-year-old inventor during an interview with Spanish news agency EFE.

Machuca believes the idea has potential because, given its ease-of-use, the moment when you put on the condom will cease to be "boring". She also says it will make the task much easier for many "such as the blind" who will now simply have to open the packet and look for the strips.

"What is more, it is much more hygienic," says the businesswoman, adding that in the United States "they have already sold more than a million condoms" of the same invention, while in China it has become the latest "star product".