Goldstein says he prefers his patients use either nonhormonal contraceptives or low-dose hormonal IUDs such as Mirena, which send their synthetic hormones to a small, localized part of the body.

Although most condoms contain spermicide, there are some manufactured without.

The news about the IVD comes on the heels of the announcement that RISUG, a vas deferens-based male contraceptive developed in India, will resume trials in men.