What's up with nonoxynol-9?

Are there alternatives to nonoxynol-9 spermicide?

You're certainly not alone in your interest of this method. Spermicide is a popular option for birth control because it is easily accessible, simple to use, and provides added lubrication. Results from recent scientific studies for newer alternatives look promising, but more research is still needed. Some of the new ingredients being studied that may be able to function as spermicide (and provi...

Condoms with nonoxynol-9 (N-9) ? do they increase HIV risk?

Great questions! Here's the scoop on what you heard: according to a four-year study conducted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) [2], women who used nonoxynol-9 (N-9) gel were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at a higher rate than those who used a placebo gel. Though N-9 isn?t effective at protecting against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (...

Condoms with nonoxynol-9 (N-9) ? do they increase HIV risk?

Great questions! Here's the scoop on what you heard: according to a four-year study conducted by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) [2], women who used nonoxynol-9 (N-9) gel were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at a higher rate than those who used a placebo gel. Though N-9 isn?t effective at protecting against HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (...

Iodo-Nonoxynol-9-Derivatives and Methods for Their Use

Condoms with nonoxynol-9 (N-9) ? do they increase HIV risk?

You heard right ? here's the scoop: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) [2] conducted a four-year study on the effectiveness of nonoxynol-9 (N-9) gel as a microbicide (a chemical substance that kills viruses and bacteria) against HIV. The study found that the women who used N-9 were not only unprotected from HIV, but became infected with the virus at an approximately 50 perc...