🚀 go-pugleaf

 In article <msbCHExzx.74x@netcom.com> msb@netcom.com (Mark S. Bilk) writes:
 >In article <2dka6j$co8@crl.crl.com> dk@crl.com (David A. Kaye) writes:
 >>Allan Creighton (allanc@cs.su.oz.au) wrote:
 >>
 >>: The conversation afterwards was obviously geared towards the subject of
 >>: protection.Can anybody tell me if Nonxyll 9 (?) is designed to kill the
 >>: sperm or kill the virus.
 >>
 >>Nonoxynol 9 was designed as a spermicide, but was discovered to be very 
 >>effective at killing HIV as well.  The trouble with a lot of lubricants 
 >>which use N-9 is that they often don't contain enough of the substance to 
 >>do much good.  Another problem is that some people appear to be allergic 
 >>to it (though not many).  
 >
 >In fact, people who are irritated by N-9 may develop microscopic 
 >breaks in their mucous membranes which may render them *more*
 >vulnerable to contracting HIV from their partner's fluids.  Last
 >time I checked with AIDS experts (a couple of years ago), it was 
 >no longer recommended for HIV protection.
 >
 >The safe methods are HIV testing (with proper regard for the 
 >"window" period) and condoms (male or female).
 >
 >

Wow, has this newsgroup devolved!

Beam me up RICHH, the only intelligent life here is long gone.