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New STD warning: a common birth-control ingredient could up your risk. (Cosmo Gyno).

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| July 01, 2003 | Grumman, Rachel | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Alarming research shows that the spermicide nonoxynol-9--often used in condoms and contraceptive creams--may increase your risk of contracting HIV and other STDs if used frequently, says Debra Birnkrant, M.D., director of the FDA's division of antiviral drug products. "Spermicide doesn't kill the HIV virus, and it might enhance its transmission," she says.

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