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...throw out any condoms. The CDC did not think the risks warranted that,” Johnson said...
...spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9) had long been assumed to have the added benefit of protecting against the transmission of STDs. But, citing studies described in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this March, the CDC report concludes that the purchase of N-9 coated condoms is inadvisable...
Although Murphy said medical and pharmaceutical communities have been aware of this information for some time, UHS administrators said the CDC report marked the first time the drawbacks of N-9 came to their attention...
When she learned of the CDC report, Johnson said she checked the trend in reaction and then complied with the report’s suggestion...
...People don’t need to stop using spermicidal condoms because of this study. The CDC doesn’t say that. They could choose to, but they need to know that using spermicidal condoms won’t make them go out and get HIV the next...