Talk to your health-care provider about the risks. Less protection for overweight women. Spermicides Spermicide are chemicals that kill sperm. They may come as a foam, cream or jelly. They should be used with a condom, diaphragm or cervical cap.
Spermicides are inexpensive and available in drugstores.
They must be applied just before intercourse and left in place for 6-8 hours. They can be messy. The inclusion of links from this site does not imply endorsement by the Department for Public Health. The Department makes no endorsement, express or implied, of any links to or from this site, nor is it responsible for the content or activities of any linked sites.