title: [Sexually transmitted infections and spermicides].
abstract: Incidence of sexually transmitted infections (diseases) has been already increasing again for more than one decade; the world number of 125-340 millions of new cases a year is estimated. Fifteen thousands of new HIV-positive persons daily present a substantial contribution to the total amount. Besides an increasing number of unplanned pregnancies, the huge spreading of sexually transmitted infections predominantly of the second generation is the main reason for a renewed interest in search of local contraceptives, i.e. spermicides. An urgent need for a new, non-detergent, synthetic or natural spermicide emerged to replace the traditional nonoxynol-9. New preparation of microbicidal spermicide should offer dual protection against both unplanned conception and sexually transmitted infections.
authors.affiliation: Gynekologicko porodnicka klinika, Budinova, Praha. driak@seznam.cz
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Driák
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013089:Spermatocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D013089:Spermatocidal Agents