Recent news on Spermicides

pill prices rising  -  Apr 26, 2007
Binghamton University Pipe Dream,Also, condoms and spermicides work great, although hormonal methods are the most reliable,� she said. For those students who cannot afford the high prices

Schools offer sex ed starting in the fifth grade  -  Apr 1, 2007
Hickory Daily Record,We talk about condoms, the Pill, spermicides, diaphragms, foams, suppositories, the Patch, the Ring and the Depo-Provera shot,� Eaton said.

Get up, get out and get some! A column for your sex life  -  Mar 8, 2007
PSU The Clock (subscription),While the article notes that spermicides are effective alone, their effectivity rate is only about 70 percent. With both a condom and spermicide,

Kill the sperm, spare the irritation  -  Mar 5, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),In tests on human sperm, the spermicides killed 100 per cent of the sperm at just 4 per cent of the concentration needed to get the same results with N9.

Head Case - Condom Clumsiness?  -  Mar 18, 2007
Camp KC,There are lubricated condoms, ribbed condoms, condoms with spermicides and microbicides (now thought to cause more harm than good).

World-Renowned Research Chemist to Discuss his 60-year Career At ...  -  Mar 15, 2007
BC Hot News,...paints; adhesives; inks; biocides (sanitizers); hair conditioners (after shampoo); spermicides (Nonoxynol 9); and a number of other products as well.

A Healthy Break  -  Feb 26, 2007
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily,..."Also, if you use spermicides or lubricants, they can be washed away leading to further chaffing." Though some trips, such as Alternative Spring Break

What Took So Long To Legalize EC?  -  Feb 6, 2007
Bay Area BusinessWoman News,...used vaginal suppositories made up of certain acids, even crocodile dung, to kill sperm before it reached the egg — much like modern-day spermicides.

MALE PILL BECOMING CLOSER TO REALITY?  -  Jan 29, 2007
Free Market News Network,The new products being tested are labeled "intelligent spermicides," Strieber notes, since they "target a specific part of the sperm."

A history of contraception  -  Feb 12, 2007
Varsity (subscription),As for the Greeks, in the fourth century they used olive oil and honey as spermicides. As primitive as these ideas seem, modern scientific studies have

Poor fall behind in birth control - 2007-02-11  -  Feb 11, 2007
exduco.net,Modern contraception has come a long way in the past 20 years, what with diaphragms, hormones, implants, intrauterine devices, condoms, spermicides,

Meharry scientists seek AIDS shield for women  -  Feb 7, 2007
Worldwide Faith News (press release),They work much like spermicides but, instead of killing sperm cells to block pregnancy, these gels or creams kill the virus to prevent HIV infection.

Special Report: Superbugs Part II  -  Feb 2, 2007
The Ledger,Don't douche, and consider alternatives to spermicides; both can irritate the delicate tissue around the urethra, raising the odds of infection.

Ask the Doctor  -  Feb 1, 2007
Arkansas Traveler (subscription),Condoms represent an array of shapes, sizes, colors, thicknesses, and presence or absence of spermicides, lubricants, and reservoir tips.

Two studies of cellulose sulfate microbicide halted; fails to ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
Aidsmap,It was found to be just as safe as marketed spermicides and vaginal lubricants when tested across a wide range of studies, using endpoints such as vaginal

Male Contraception: U.Va. Discovery Stirring Interest Among Basic ...  -  Jan 4, 2007
University of Virginia,SFEC and target a unique sub-domain on the protein's surface, future male contraceptive drugs will be known as intelligent spermicides," Herr explained.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease  -  Jan 4, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...(which are possibly present in the other partner) by using barrier contraception (condoms, spermicides with cervical caps or diaphragms).

University researchers' discovery  -  Dec 20, 2006
Charlottesville Daily Progress,With the knowledge of how to halt sperm by targeting the protein, Herr said future contraceptives could become known as “intelligent spermicides,� Herr said

Male Contraception  -  Dec 25, 2006
HULIQ,SFEC and target a unique sub-domain on the protein's surface, future male contraceptive drugs will be known as intelligent spermicides," Herr explained.

Society Should Do Away With Contraception!  -  Nov 30, 2006
ProgressiveU.org,Forms of it include birth control pills, condoms, diaphragms and caps, IUDs, tubal ligation, sponges, spermicides, sterilization, etc.

University researchers' discovery  -  Dec 20, 2006
Charlottesville Daily Progress,With the knowledge of how to halt sperm by targeting the protein, Herr said future contraceptives could become known as “intelligent spermicides,� Herr said

Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk  -  Dec 13, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Women who were not using hormonal contraception used such methods as condoms alone, diaphragms and spermicides, sterilization, withdrawal,

Beyond the Pill to natural birth control  -  Dec 9, 2006
Jerusalem Post,While some couples use condoms, very few use other barrier methods such as spermicides, diaphragms, spermicidal sponges or female condoms,

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