spermicidal
IPA: spˈɝmʌsˈaɪdʌɫ
adjective
- Having the ability to kill sperm.
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Examples of "spermicidal" in Sentences
- This solution is antibacterial, and it is spermicidal.
- - such as spermicidal foam or jelly, sponges, or condoms.
- Microbicides may or may not have spermicidal activity (contraceptive effect).
- For example, using a condom in combination with spermicidal foam, cream, or jelly is safe and effective contraception soon after the birth.
- At the hospital, the rape exam shows no semen, no bruising of the thighs, no vaginal tearing (thanks to the spermicidal lubricant on the condom) and the medical practitioner is doubtful of any rape having taken place.
- My favorite form of historical birth control is from Egyptian women ... they had these good ideas like animal membrane and spermicidal sponges, but one of the most popular was just straight up putting alligator dung in the vagina!
- The last time I had been with her, at least six months before, she had given me a condom with spermicide—it was a spermicidal condom, which makes me think of the words “suicidal” and “homicidal” and, anyway, that condom had scorched me.
- The American Medical Association did not officially endorse birth control until 1937, well after these facilities had demonstrated the efficacy of the rubber-spring diaphragm and spermicidal jelly regimen that Sanger first smuggled to the United States from Europe.
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