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Indications
prevention of sexually transmitted disease
- HIV (Latex condoms are 98% effective[2])
- gonorrhea
- Chlamydia
- Trichomonas
- Herpes virus
- papilloma virus
* used alone one of the least effective methods of contraception[4]
* Effectiveness is increased if used in conjunction with another form of contraception such as vaginal spermicidal agent, intrauterine device or depot provera.
* Spermicides contain either nonoxynol 9 or octoxynol.
Notes
- high school students using long-acting reversible contraception are 60% less likely to use condoms than those using oral contraceptive pills
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References
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, 15, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Steiner RJ et al. Long-acting reversible contraception and condom use among female US high school students: Implications for sexually transmitted infection prevention. JAMA Pediatr 2016 Mar 14; <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26974492 <Internet> http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2502624
Potter J and Soren K. Long-acting reversible contraception and condom use: We need a better message. JAMA Pediatr 2016 Mar 14 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26974055 <Internet> http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2502621 - ↑ Veterans Administration, Mather CA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Woodhams EJ, Gilliam M. Contraception. Ann Intern Med. 2019;170:ITC18-ITC32. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30716758