Can spermicide be bought over-the-counter?
Spermicide is sold over-the-counter online and at pharmacies, drugstores, and some supermarkets and grocery stores. You can also find spermicides at some family planning clinics and Planned Parenthood health centers. You don’t need a prescription and there are no age restrictions — anybody can buy spermicide.
Do you need a prescription for spermicide gel?
Spermicide use does not require a prescription or a visit to a health professional. Spermicide is sold in drugstores, grocery stores, and family planning clinics.
Can you buy spermicidal lube?
You don’t need a prescription to get spermicide — you can buy it over-the-counter at most drugstores, pharmacies, and superstores in the condom aisle.
Is spermicide available in UK?
Where can you get spermicides? There is limited availability of spermicide contraceptives, as they are no longer recommended. There is only one formulation available in the UK – Gygel which contains nonoxynol 9. You can purchase spermicide gel online or in your local pharmacy without a prescription.
What’s the best spermicide to use?
The most effective strength spermicide contains at least 100 mg of nonoxynol-9 per dose. You are more likely to get pregnant if you use a weaker spermicide. There is no difference in effectiveness between various spermicide types, such as gel, film, or suppository.
Will I get pregnant if I use spermicide?
Spermicide used alone has a high failure rate of 28% for typical users. This means that in 1 year, 28 out of 100 women who use spermicide as their only method of birth control get pregnant. The perfect use failure rate is still high, at 18% (18 out of 100 women).
Does KY jelly have spermicide?
KY Jelly is a lubricant designed to make sex more comfortable. But it’s not a spermicide. A spermicide is a contraceptive designed to kill sperm and comes in cream, gel or foam form.
Who can buy contraceptive jelly?
Spermicide is sold in drugstores, grocery stores, and family planning clinics. Spermicide and a condom used together provide a reasonable level of birth control without a prescription.
What is spermicide gel?
Spermicide gel Spermicide is a contraceptive substance that immobilizes or kills sperm before they enter the uterus. This single-use applicator contains a spermicide gel. Spermicide can be used alone or with a barrier method — such as a condom, diaphragm or cervical cap — to prevent pregnancy.
Is lemon good for male sperm?
It was found that lemon juice supernatant (LJS) has high osmolality (550-60 mOsm) and low pH (2.2-2.6) and that addition of LJS to semen to give a final concentration of 20% v/v reduced the pH from around 8.4 to 4.1. This acidification was associated with irreversible cessation of all sperm movements within 1 minute.