Medscape

Frequent Use of Nonoxynol-9 Increases Risk of HIV Transmission

Sept. 30, 2002 — Frequent use of nonoxynol-9 potentiates transmission of HIV-1 but not of gonorrhea or chlamydia, according to results of a randomized trial reported in the Sept. 28 issue of The ...
Grand Forks Herald

FDA mandates new warning for Nonoxynol 9 OTC contraceptives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule today that requires that manufacturers of over-the-counter stand-alone vaginal contraceptive and spermicidal products containing the chemical ...
The Washington Post

GAO Criticizes FDA On Spermicide Labels That Omit AIDS Risk

The failure of the Food and Drug Administration to update warning labels on products containing the spermicide Nonoxynol-9 may increase the risk of contracting the AIDS virus among those who use the ...
The Scientist

Topical Control of HIV Transmission Possible

When researchers learned that the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N9) killed HIV in vitro, they were hoping that they had a cheap, ready-made, effective topical microbicide that women could use to block ...
California Healthline

Legislators, Advocates Call for Removal From Market of Condoms With Spermicide

Legislators, Advocates Call for Removal From Market of Condoms With Spermicide In an open letter to the FDA and condom manufacturers, California state lawmakers, HIV/AIDS advocates and women's ...