| 1. | Spermicides also alter the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina.
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| 2. | Spermicides used alone are only about 70 to 80 percent effective.
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| 3. | Carraguard's third advantage is that it is not a spermicide.
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| 4. | "Spermicide, " the instructor called out.
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| 5. | Scientists now are studying whether other spermicides or chemicals could work instead.
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| 6. | Diaphragms and caps are often used in conjunction with spermicides.
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| 7. | Insufficient studies have been conducted to determine effectiveness without spermicide.
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| 8. | A misconception about spermicides existed in the 1980s and 1990s.
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| 9. | The sponge is a disk-shaped barrier that also releases a spermicide.
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| 10. | Worse yet, spermicides do not guard against HIV.
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