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A Nonoxynol-9 Gel Does Not Protect Women
Against Gonorrhea and Chlamydia

New research suggests that nonoxynol-9, the most commonly used spermicide
worldwide, does not protect against urogenital gonorrhea and chlamydial
infection.

In a study published in the March 6, 2002 issue of the Journal of the
American Medical Association (JAMA), Family Health International (FHI)
researchers and Cameroonian colleagues found that nonoxynol-9, when used
with condoms, did not protect women from the bacteria that cause gonorrhea
and chlamydial infection any better than condoms used alone. This study was
supported with funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID).

To read the full-text article, visit the Web site of the Journal of the
American Medical Association at
http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/current/toc.html
<http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/current/toc.html> .

Family Health International is a nonprofit research and technical assistance
organization dedicated to improving lives worldwide through a diverse
program of research, education and services in family health. FHI also
designs, manages and evaluates international HIV/AIDS prevention and care
programs. Its many research initiatives include work to identify vaginal
microbicides: substances that when used vaginally can protect against HIV
and other STIs.

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More than 1,700 full-text materials in English, Spanish and French are
available on our Web site: http://www.fhi.org. <http://www.fhi.org/>

FHI seeks to improve lives worldwide through research, education and
services in family health.

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