Spermicide Condoms Can Cause Irritation: Although condoms are 97 percent effective in protecting you against pregnancy and most STDs, they can still cause you some problems. Spermicide is an ingredient found in some condoms that kills sperm and adds lubrication. Spermicide contains the chemical, nonoxynol-9 which can cause irritation, itching or burning for both the male and female. N-9 may cause women to experience urinary tract infections, yeast infections and bacterial vaginosis after using condoms containing this ingredient. Continue reading about the side effects of N-9 in this article here.
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