30 Jul Contraceptive Suppository

• Contraceptive suppository: barrier method of birth control.
• Inserted into the vagina before sex.
• Releases a spermicide upon melting.
• It kills sperm.
• Prevents sperm transport into the cervix.
• The success rate is 71 percent in the first year.
• Advantages:
o Not expensive.
o Effective for about an hour after insertion.
• Disadvantages:
o Do not protect against STDs.
o Irritate the vagina or penis.
o If not correctly used: not effective.