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spermicide

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spermicide
any drug or other agent that kills spermatozoa


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First, findings from several observational studies suggest that the diaphragm used with spermicide is effective in decreasing infection from bacterial STIs, mainly gonorrhea, and associated long-term sequelae (Austin, Louv, & Alexander, 1984; Magder, Harrison, Ehret, Anderson, & Judson, 1988; Rosenberg, Davidson, Chen, Judson, & Douglas, 1992).
Birth control continued to be a challenge as she tried everything from suppositories to spermicides.
In one particularly egregious example of a sex education course, students in one Ohio school were taught "practical skills" involving condoms, lubricant, spermicide, and models of male genitalia.
 
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