# Nonoxynol-9; the bad news

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonoxynol-9-the-bad-news/30109>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 21, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonoxynol-9-the-bad-news/30109 "2000-08-21T01:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/50afbb/32.png) [@Yuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yuck)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonoxynol-9-the-bad-news/30109/1 "2000-08-21T01:52:22Z")

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Cecil’s column [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000630.html](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000630.html) (“Does nonoxynol-9 protect against HIV?”) hit the proverbial nail on the head.

Check out [http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/mmwr/mmwr11aug00.htm](http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/mmwr/mmwr11aug00.htm) for the CDC’s latest position. It’s pretty scary stuff.

Oh, and if one has been in positions where nonoxynol-9 was thought to be protecting, better see the local free clinic.

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2000, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonoxynol-9-the-bad-news/30109/2 "2000-08-24T04:13:32Z")

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[[Oh, and if one has been in positions where nonoxynol-9 was thought to be protecting, better see the local free clinic.]]

What positions are those?

- Jill