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From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath)
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Subject: Re: Saving Lives
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Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 12:55:44 EST
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In article <3000@sun.uucp> wild@sun.uucp (Will Doherty) writes:
>Let people know about how AIDS works.  It may save
>their lives and yours....

>Possibly safe:
> ...
>* Anal intercourse with condom (and spermicide)
>* Vaginal intercourse with condom (and spermicide)
>* Oral-vaginal sex (with spermicide)
>
>Use spermicides that contain nonoxynol-9 (look on the label).
>It kills the virus in quite low concentrations.

Last I heard there's no medical evidence for this.  My information  may  be
out of date, but I certainly wouldn't count on any spermicide to protect me
from AIDS.  They're not even 100% effective against sperm.

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