In the years that the IUD and birth control pill have become more popular, spermicide and spermicide-adjacent methods (diaphragms and caps included) have fallen out of vogue. However, a newly approved ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a trifunctional contraceptive gel that contains spermicidal, anti-viral, and libido-enhancing agents in one formulation. When tested in a ...

A common spermicide gel which has previously been proposed as a preventative agent against HIV-1 infection has been shown to be ineffective, according to authors of a study in this week's issue of The ...

A diaphragm is a silicone, cup-like object that you insert into your vagina to cover your cervix. Diaphragms must be used in conjunction with spermicide, which is a sperm-killing gel. A diaphragm has ...