Talk:Contraceptive sponge

"Women who use contraceptive sponges have an increased risk of yeast infection and urinary tract infection"

Does this need a citation? --Objectivecyd (talk) 16:22, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

"Unlike some other methods, it is difficult to incorporate placement of the sponge into the sexual experience."

Too much information here? --Redguy 09:08, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * -Yes (from Shelley)


 * -I don't think it's too much information (it's relevant how much a contraceptive disrupts or adds to the experience), but I do strongly disagree with it. Placement of the sponge is rather simple: you  wet it (easy to keep a cup of water handy), and push it as far up the vagina as possible with your fingers, until you reach the back wall.  Due to the angles involved, it would probably be much easier if the guy did this.  Anyway, I find it very hard to believe that is it "difficult to incorporate the placement" of pushing your fingers up your partner's vagina in "the sexual experience."  I don't see why it couldn't be a very erotic act for both.  Since it seems to go against all common sense, I'm deleting the line.  (Lode Runner)

Proposed Infobox for individual birth control method articles
Let's all work on reaching a consensus for a new infobox to be placed on each individual birth control method's article. I've created one to start with on the Wikipedia Proposed Infoboxes page, so go check it out and get involved in the process. MamaGeek (Talk/Contrib) 12:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Misleading image
I think the image in this article is misleading. The sponge is a little disc of foam with either a stretchy loop for removal, or two slits to place thumb and forefinger in, to pinch and remove. The image makes it look as though there is also this perpendicular pointy plastic thing involved. Joie de Vivre 19:32, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I second this opinion. For what it's worth, that picture doesn't look like the sponges Ive used —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.237.216.70 (talk) 23:05, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Wrong Information?
According to the Protectaid website, you do need to wet it. Which is true? Rachaella
 * Which website are you referring to? I might be able to make a better judgment if I could read the website myself. LyrlTalk C 22:18, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

comment tags
For some reason there are comment tags (the coding that creates comments only visible in the edit window) before each and every in line reference in this article. I'm not aware of any reason these should be here, and they're taking up useless server space as well as being potentially confusing to a new editor. Is there some reason these are here? Natalie 20:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * They make it a lot easier to find the references (in case someone wants to modify them) when in edit mode. The server space is already taken up, removing them just adds another revision to the long list of revisions stored on Wikipedias servers. LyrlTalk C 22:10, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I've never seen another article use comment tags to make refs easier to find, and if this is a real concern I would suggest using citation templates with line spaces, which are even easier and more obvious. Point about the server space taken, although I still think this makes it far too easy for those that are unfamiliar with Wikipedia to confuse themselves if they accidently end up writing inside the comment tag. Natalie 23:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Is the Sponge harmful to my partner?
As two people getting back into the dating arena in our late 40's (myself) and early 50"s (him), my boyfriend and I have discussed contraception and have been doing research on what would work best for us. We decided on the Today sponge.  His question was "In the case of oral sex, will he taste anything associated with the sponge and would he have to worry about accidently or otherwise ingesting anything that might be harmful? I hadn't thought about these questions and woundered if you could enlighten us both.

Thanks so much —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.221.105.86 (talk) 21:31, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * It probably does have a taste, and it also has a numbing effect. It is certainly not harmful, though.  Also note, you will probably get more responses on a message board (there are many on the internet, but one possibility is here) than on Wikipedia. LyrlTalk C 00:26, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Today sponge discontinued
The info in this article is misleading; the today sponge is discontinued again as of 2008 www.associatedcontent.com/article/806139/the_today_sponge_is_off_the_market.html

--66.84.192.154 (talk) 17:39, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

What's the correct term for little sponges inserted in the vagina to absorb menstruation blood yet still allowing penetration ?
So I'm not referring to a tampon. Thy --SvenAERTS (talk) 22:25, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

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Sponge Markets
Why does the article focus on reference to only Canada, US, and Europe specifically for the manufacture and markets of the sponge? Are they not relevant/available elsewhere? Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Middle East, S.A. (OK maybe not Africa - but why not?)SquashEngineer (talk) 17:43, 9 September 2019 (UTC)