Study: Coca-Cola is not an effective spermicide

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The belief that Coca-Cola works as an after-sex spermicide is nothing but urban legend, a scientist cautioned in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) on Thursday.

Deborah Anderson, a professor in obstetrics and gynaecology at Harvard Medical School, says that Coca-Cola douches were used in 1950s and 1960s in the belief that the drink's acidity killed sperm.

Soft drink douches are still used in poor countries, she says.

But while it is harmless to sperm, coke removes healthy bacteria, opening the way for infection and sexually transmitted diseases.

After an old study on the impact of Coca-Cola on human semen won a spoof Nobel prize, or IgNobel, Anderson drew attention to her work, afraid that the headlines may have re-popularised the legend. - Sapa-AFP
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The second paragraph of that is a massive WHAT.

Seriously, I'd just like to know who the moron who said "oh, don't worry, baby, just stick some Coke there and it'll all be okay" was. And who the other morons were who BELIEVED it.
 
Yeah, they handled this on Mythbusters a few years ago. Can't kill sperm, but it kills rust like you wouldn't believe.
 
The second paragraph of that is a massive WHAT.
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I've seen feminine hygiene ads for LYSOL from the 1940s/1950s. I've also heard of beer being used as a douche or contraceptive.
 
Wow, I can't believe people actually believe this. It's gunna take more than a little acidity to kill those determined sperm. Besides, who really wants to douche with coke? That's a little weird, if you ask me, and I'm sure no one disagrees with that.
 
ShinjiLover said:
Wow, I can't believe people actually believe this. It's gunna take more than a little acidity to kill those determined sperm. Besides, who really wants to douche with coke? That's a little weird, if you ask me, and I'm sure no one disagrees with that.
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A few years ago, people actually believed that if a guy drank enough Mountain Dew it would kill his sperm count. (No, it doesn't work. It will however, make you run to the bathroom quite a bit.)

I'm glad someone finally de-bunked this. I've actually seen this little myth listed in books as a possible emergency contraceptive. Can you say "possible nasty infection"?
 
Silverwynde said:
A few years ago, people actually believed that if a guy drank enough Mountain Dew it would kill his sperm count. (No, it doesn't work. It will however, make you run to the bathroom quite a bit.)
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I heard that one. The guys in my school actually believed it! I always drank Mountain Dew (I can't anymore, the caffine gives me migraines), and when they saw me, they said 'it's a good thing you're not a guy or you'd have no sperm left'. -_- Dumbasses. When I told them that wasn't true, they didn't believe me. Even my ex-boyfriend, who claimed to be smart, said it was true. Idiot. (Why else would he be my ex?)
 
This whole think does seem a little stupid. I'm not even a doctor, and I've could have told you this wouldn't have worked.


GrnMarvl13 said:
Yeah, they handled this on Mythbusters a few years ago. Can't kill sperm, but it kills rust like you wouldn't believe.
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Coke can also dissolve a T-Bone steak, if it's left in a bucket with the steak for two days. Coke also can clean your toilet. Just pour it in the toilet, wait an hour, and flush.
 
By the way, it may HURT the hell, douching with coke, no?
And secondly, of course it doesn't work -_-"...
 
Who could ever think that Coca-Cola is a douche?

I've never heard that urban legend but I wouldn't be that stupid to believe it.

Because the only effective douche is... ME!

Lulz. But honestly, I use only alcoholic ones. Like Biseptol. It kills everything!
 
Or, you know, you could just not have sex until you're married. That's the best douche there is!
 
Barb said:
I've seen feminine hygiene ads for LYSOL from the 1940s/1950s. I've also heard of beer being used as a douche or contraceptive.
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That's funny. I thought beer increases the chances of pregnancy.
 
My friend and I were talking about this yesterday; I did find it hard to believe something like Coca-Cola would kill something like sperm.
 
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