Spermicide

Word SPERMICIDE
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Definitions and meanings of "Spermicide"

What do we mean by spermicide?

A substance or agent that kills spermatozoa, especially one used as a contraceptive. noun

A substance used for killing sperm noun

A contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa noun

A substance used for killing sperm.

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The word "spermicide" in example sentences

The most common recommendation by physicians for safe contraception is for condoms combined with a spermicide, which is categorically forbidden by poskim (Tendler). ❋ LeBeit Yoreh (2009)

As I said earlier, a condom or a spermicide is a paltry obstacle to the One who spoke the Heavens into existence. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We were--at my insistence--using condoms, and just to be on the safe side, I would spray us both down before and after with industrial-grade spermicide. ❋ Floyd Elliot (2011)

Furthermore, one of the main causes of yeast infections among women is condom and/or spermicide use. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The right for a woman to choose which color condom, which brand of spermicide, which type of birth control pills. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Whenever we had sex, we always used a condom plus an extra dose of spermicide. ❋ Nina De Gramont (2010)

The Chemistry Prize went to a trio of American researchers who discovered Coca-Cola is an effective spermicide -- and to a trio of Taiwanese researchers who discovered it is not, that even the most time-honored and trusted truisms of science are subject to modification when new data are obtained. ❋ Ewillett (2008)

One lipstick, pink, Cover Girl; three condoms, foil wrapped, with spermicide; one cell phone, no SIM card, battery dead; a hundred ninety dollars in fives and tens; purse-sized Scope mouthwash, wintergreen; pack of Handi-wipes; key ring with two keys, neither of them to a car. ❋ Gita M. Smith (2010)

Slather it with spermicide and pop it in, it was good for hours, so any time I thought something might occur, I was ready. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As outlined by historian Linda Gordon in her book The Moral Property of Women: A History of Birth Control Politics in America, ancient-Greek women were told to sneeze, Egyptians tried to block the cervix with crocodile dung (the Japanese did the same with bamboo; African women with chopped grass), and Indians used rock salt dipped in olive oil as a spermicide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other "barrier" birth-control methods include the Today Sponge, an updated version of the brand made famous on "Seinfield," that involves a spermicide-containing foam disc that covers the cervix and blocks sperm from entering; the FemCap, a reusable silicon cup filled with spermicide that covers the cervix, and the diaphragm, a much older rubber bowl filled with spermicide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Also at the table were the condom manufacturers, some of whom continued to manufacture spermicide-lubricated condoms on the grounds that these condoms are appropriate for couples without HIV. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

If you want additional protection against pregnancy beyond that which condoms provide, look towards additional methods that don't entail spermicide use, like the oral contraceptive. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

When she returned, scooting back under the heavy quilt in a flash of white and a black triangle of sex, he smelled the residue of spermicide on her right hand as she pulled him toward her. ❋ Rafael Yglesias (2009)

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. ❋ Jonathan Ames (2009)

| Reply | Permalink well, my GF tells me spermicide is tasteless. on another note, for you "I came in my pants after seeing Obama on youtube" clods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If contraceptive methods are allowed at all, they must be acceptable, e.g. the pill or spermicide. ❋ LeBeit Yoreh (2009)

In "The Apprentice" he gave the prize to a male fragrance product that probably acts as a spermicide. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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