CondomDepot.com drops N-9
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
CondomDepot.com claims to be the first major condom retailer to stop selling products containing the spermicide nonoxynol-9 in Feb. 26 announcement. "Studies prove that the small amount of nonoxynol-9 used on condoms has been declared ineffective as a contraceptive and does not substantially decrese the incidence of pregnancy," CondomDepot.com president Kimberly Fidi states. "Condoms alone are 98% effective when used properly," she adds. Concern surrounding N-9's use is due in part to a 2002 World Health Organization report that the spermicide was an irritant and could possibly facilitate HIV transmission and other sexually transmitted diseases (1"The Tan Sheet" July 8, 2002, p. 17)...