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A microbicide is any compound or substance whose purpose is to reduce the concentration of microbes or bacteria. The term is also applied to formulae intended to kill viruses and sperm, and is commonly associated with products designed to reduce the chances of disease transmission or pregnancy during sexual intercourse. Such products incorporate Nonoxynol-9 towards these ends.
A major push is being made toward development of an anit-HIV microbicide which could be produced inexpensively and distributed freely to women in poor countries. This measure is seen as a way to counteract the detrimental effect which culturally-accepted abusive relationships can have on the sexual health of women.
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