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Original Article

Local spermicidal contraception: a comparative study of the acceptability and safety of a new pharmaceutical formulation of benzalkonium chloride, the vaginal capsule, with a reference formulation, the pessary

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Pages 61-67 | Accepted 28 Dec 1999, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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