WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 1999: Re: Spermicides on Condoms

Re: Spermicides on Condoms

From: Patti Tessler, FNP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Aug 1999 20:21:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 7 Aug 1999, 17-year-old wrote: >
>A few days ago, I used a condom with spermicide for the first time <snip>
>Previously, I just used
>plain lubricated condoms w/no spermicide.
>
>my vaginal area burned for about 1 day, and I seemed to have
>developed a small rash (it itches) around my anal area
<snip>

It sound like you might have had an allergic reaction to spermicide, or it might be a problem with that particular brand of condom. I have yet to find a spermicide on the market other than nonoxynol-9, although another allegedly exists. If you'd like to experiment, you can pick up some spermicide alone, and try it without the condom. This plan has an obvious and itchy down-side! Also, make sure your partner washes his hands prior to intercourse; the worst allergic reaction I ever saw was related to post-Mexican dinner sex -- jalapeno juice on the partner's fingers was the suspected culprit.

Just a reminder that it's time for your first gynecological exam, if you've not yet gone. Please call *today* to make an appointment for an exam, including a Pap smear and testing for sexually transmissible infections. You can discuss birth control and disease prevention options as well. This appointment is an important part of sexual responsibility.

Hope the itch resolves soon.

--
Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner

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