germicide
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The medication, called Opill, will become the most effective birth control method available over the counter — more effective at preventing pregnancy than condoms, spermicides and other nonprescription methods.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Other causes include certain spermicides that irritate the skin’s bacterial defenses, and diaphragms that slow the urinary flow that helps rid the urethra of microbes.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2013
A century later, Aristotle prescribed cedar oil and olive oil as spermicides to prevent overpopulation.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2012
Laboratory tests show that nonoxynol-9, the active ingredient in many U.S. spermicides, can prevent the virus from reproducing.
From Time Magazine Archive
A similar sentiment may soon apply to the manufacturers of spermicides.
From Time Magazine Archive
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