A Nurse Is Teaching a Community Education Class on Contraceptives

question 4

Multiple Choice

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).

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