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...soda can’t really prevent pregnancy? The U.S. needs to keep up with the burgeoning Third World anyway. And even though most respondents would rather that several (million?) of their best buddies be immersed in water, they clearly prefer Coca-Cola’s secret formula to nonoxynol-9. Sorry, big pharma; congrats, big sugar...
...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...
...That's the good news. The bad? It shot up more than 20% in cities like Buffalo, N.Y.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Detroit; Nashville, Tenn.; and Kansas City, Mo. The best way to prevent the sexually transmitted disease is abstinence or condoms. But don't count on help from the spermicide nonoxynol-9. Contrary to expectations, a separate report shows that nonoxynol-9 does nothing to kill off gonorrhea bacteria...
...should wear a lubricated latex condom. Most brands contain the spermicide nonoxynol-9, which also kills the AIDS virus. Lambskin condoms will not do the job since the virus can pass through the porous natural membrane...
...with ten ounces of water, the test used by the U.S. Government, all brands managed to pass. But researchers got different results when they filled condoms with several quarts of air, the standard required by such countries as Denmark and Canada. Two types of condoms, LifeStyles Extra Strength with Nonoxynol-9 (a spermicide) and LifeStyles Nuda Plus, flunked the test 10% of the time. Consumer Reports labeled many of the samples "grossly defective." A spokesman for their manufacturer, Ansell Inc. of Dothan, Ala., declared, "Consumer Reports does not understand condoms." As for the Nonoxynol-9 product, the company said that...