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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 29.
Published in final edited form as: Contraception. 2005 Jun;71(6):438–442. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2004.12.023

Table 3.

Proportion of women in each spermicide group reporting specific complaints on last questionnaire

Gel A (N = 278)
 Gel B (N =277)
 Gel C (N =287)
 Film (N =273)
 Suppository (N = 274)
n % n % n % n % n %
Insertion difficultya,b 166 60 111 40 114 40 208 76 115 42
Insufficient lubricationb 11 4 6 2 4 1 34 13 5 2
Messinessc 122 44 117 42 147 51 62 23 173 63
Timing of applicationc 98 35 107 39 100 35 201 74 165 60
Side effectsa 55 20 76 27 86 30 60 22 76 28
Efficacya 106 38 81 29 85 30 83 30 79 29
Melt/dissolved 11 4 10 4 10 4 54 20 46 17
Decreased sexual pleasured 24 9 21 8 18 6 39 14 40 15
Partner dissatisfaction 54 19 53 19 57 20 54 20 65 24
a

Proportions differed significantly (p<.05) among three gel groups; pairwise comparisons showed significant differences (p<.05) between Gel A and both Gel B and Gel C.

b

Proportions differed significantly (p<.05) among three 100-mg product groups; pairwise comparisons showed significant differences (p<.05) between film and both Gel B and suppository.

c

Proportions differed significantly (p<.05) among three 100-mg product groups; all three pairwise comparisons showed significant differences (p<.05).

d

Proportions differed significantly (p<.05) among three 100-mg product groups; pairwise comparisons showed significant differences (p<.05) between Gel B and both film and suppository.