Get newsletters, cool content and more. You've read the basics and now it's time to brush up on the facts and figures about spermicide. Spermicide should be used with a condom or diaphragm . Never use it alone.
Spermicides are chemical products or substances that immobilize or kill sperm to prevent pregnancy.
Basically, the spermicide is inserted into the vagina to stop sperm from making it to the uterus and fertilizing an egg. It can also protect against some STDs , such as gonorrhea and chlamydia . Nonoxynol-9 is the most common spermicide. Various options come in foam, film, jelly, cream and suppositories. Also, never use a spermicide alone.