title: Effect of vehicles on the spermicidal potency of certain drugs.
abstract: Different spermicidal drugs were formulated into ointments, creams, pastes and jellies and tested for their spermicidal potency on human sperms adopting a modified in vitro technique. Of the formulae tested, those incorporated in Carbopol 934 of polyethylene glycol base exhibited the most prevailing spermicidal activity.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology; D012995:Solubility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects*; D014622:Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies
chemical_list: D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D014622:Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols