A nurse is teaching a community education class on contraceptives. The nurse tells the class that if spermicides containing nonoxynol-9 are used, the patient should take special precautions, because these spermicides have been linked to:
a. human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
b. spontaneous abortions.
c. endometrial cancer.
d. increased transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
ANS: D
Spermicides that contain nonoxynol-9 have been linked to the increased transmission of HIV. Spermicides containing nonoxynol-9 have not been linked to HPV infections, spontaneous abortions, or endometrial cancer.
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