Contraceptive suppository failure rate

There are many contraceptive measures. For women, there are birth control pills, IUDs, and contraceptive suppositories, etc. Perhaps people are more familiar with birth control pills and IUDs, but are not so familiar with contraceptive suppositories. Contraceptive suppositories are external medications that can kill sperm before it enters the female body and have no effect on people's pleasure, so they are very popular. However, it can also fail. What is the failure rate of contraceptive suppositories?

Contraceptive suppositories are an external contraceptive that works by killing sperm. They also have a certain failure rate, which is about 10 percent. Suggestions: Contraceptive suppositories must be used correctly to improve contraceptive effectiveness, such as waiting ten minutes after insertion before having sexual intercourse.

How safe are contraceptive suppositories?

The advantages of contraceptive suppositories are that they are easy to use, do not affect the pleasure of sexual life, and the drug itself has no side effects. The spermicidal effect and speed of nonoxynol suppositories in the body are significantly higher than those of nonoxynol membranes. The disadvantage is that the contraceptive effect is not as good as oral contraceptives and intrauterine contraceptive devices, and a small number of women experience allergies or slight irritation in the vulva.

When using contraceptives, be sure to use them at the prescribed time and method. If the contraceptive suppository is removed more than half an hour after insertion, you need to put another one in before sexual intercourse. Contraceptive suppositories are easy to deform at high room temperature. They can still be used after deformation, but they cannot be used if they change color or deteriorate, so as not to affect their contraceptive effect. Suppositories are easy to damage rubber, so they should not be used at the same time as vaginal diaphragms, condoms, etc.

A small number of women experience local discomfort, the failure rate is relatively high, and it takes a certain amount of time to have sexual intercourse after insertion. It can easily stain clothes and bedding and may have an odor.

Contraceptive suppositories should be used regularly

When using, wash your hands first, take a contraceptive suppository, and peel off the outer layer of tin foil or wax paper. Lie on your back and use your fingers to slowly push the contraceptive suppository (with the pointed head facing forward) from the vaginal opening into the deep vagina. After 5 to 10 minutes, when the contraceptive suppository melts, you can have sex. If you have not ejaculated within half an hour after inserting the contraceptive suppository, you should insert another one, otherwise it will affect the contraceptive effect. Wait 6 to 8 hours after sexual intercourse before washing the vulva with warm water. The suppository should be inserted deep into the vagina, and sexual intercourse should be performed after the medicine dissolves. If no sexual intercourse or ejaculation occurs within half an hour after insertion, another suppository should be inserted. Contraceptive suppositories contain grease, which can damage rubber products, so they should not be used simultaneously with other contraceptive tools such as condoms and vaginal diaphragms.