Lubricated Condoms

Why we don't sell Condoms with Spermicide!

Fewer condom brands have spermicide. There's no reason to choose spermicidal condoms over other kinds. They have no additional benefit in preventing pregnancy, have a shorter shelf life, and may cause urinary-tract infections in young women. Nonoxynol-9, a widely used spermicide for condoms, came under scrutiny in 2001 when a report from the World Health Organization warned that if used frequently, it may cause vaginal irritation and might increase the risk of contracting HIV.

Though the amount of nonoxynol-9 on a spermicide-lubricated condom is smaller compared with the doses studied in the report, some condom makers, including Durex, have dropped models lubricated with nonoxynol-9. Others, including Trojan and Lifestyles, say they will keep selling them. A Lifestyles spokesman said the company is working with the Food and Drug Administration on the issue of nonoxynol-9.