I know there have been some other threads about this, but they're all long dead and not quite my question so I figured I'd make another.I'm going to the gyno in a couple days to try to get on the Pill. After I'm used to the Pill, my boyfriend and I are thinking about having sex. We're both virgins. Since neither of us want me pregnant or anything, we've been talking a lot about the "what if's" and what type of condom to use and stuff.We really are leaning towards a spermicial condom, but neither of us want to be stuck using only that (he's really interested in a warming condom). Since not all condoms are spermicial, obviously, what do you do when you want the benefits of a spermicide but the condom doesn't have one?
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Spermicidal condoms
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You can buy spermicide creams that you can use with an ordinary condom.
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Would you use it like a lube? Do they sell it by the condoms or as easily available as condoms?
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You may need to go to a pharmacy to get it. It will have instructions with it how to use it.
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Sorry for the double post, but I was looking some stuff up on google and I found this:How Spermicides WorksSpermicide can be purchased as a cream or jelly that is applied onto a diaphragm or cervical cap or directly into the vagina via a special applicator. Spermicidal foam is also inserted directly into the vagina using an applicator. Additionally, you can find spermicide available in a suppository and as a contraceptive film. Spermicidal films are inserted directly into the vagina where they dissolve. Many women prefer this method over other types of spermicides because the films are significantly less messy to use than jellies, foams and creams. However, unlike creams and jellies, spermicidal foams, films and suppositories do not offer any additional lubrication. Some condoms may also come with a spermicidal lubricant. Regardless of which type of spermicide you buy, they all help to prevent pregnancy in the same way: by killing off sperm. In some cases, spermicide may also work as a barrier to sperm but its primary function is to kill sperm thereby preventing it from reaching and fertilizing an egg. The Downside of SpermicidesWhile spermicide is fairly easy to obtain and use, it is not perfect. Aside from the wide range in failure rates, spermicides have been found to increase a woman’s risk of urinary tract infections. Moreover, some women (and men) have experienced irritation and even allergic reactions after using spermicide. This is because of one of the main ingredients found in most spermicides: nonoxynol-9 (N9). Although nonoxynol-9 is an FDA approved spermicide, it has been found to irritate the skin of the penis, vulva and vagina. Additionally, it has been shown to cause sores and/or stripping of the vaginal and rectal lining, with the likelihood of this happening increasing the more spermicide is used. As a result, a person’s risk of contracting certain sexually transmitted diseases increases (STDs). It was on a .org site, so I figured it was relatively reliable. I'd post the link but I'm not sure if I can post links on here.
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You can certainly post the link. You can use the "URL" code link to create the code, or you can type in the code yourself: [url]http://www.mysite.org[/url] creates http://www.mysite.org, or [url=http://www.mysite.org]link text[/url] creates link text.Not every site with a .org domain name is reliable, though.
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I hate chatboard HTML-ish stuff. I'm so used to normal HTML. I hope that worked.
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Ugh. Dumb thing didn't work.
[http://www.epigee.org/guide/spermicides.html][0]
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In the first one you'd put the URL in in double quotes, which HTML requires but UBB doesn't accept. (Also you had two http://'s.)
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Oops. Sorry about that ^^;;
The link did work in the second try though.