Correct Use of the Sponge

WARNING: DO NOT USE THE SPONGE IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME.

PLACEMENT:

Read the package directions, especially if you have not used the sponge since it went off the market. Wash hands thoroughly. Moisten the sponge, but don't soak it, with water. Using the picture as a guide for proper handling, place the sponge into the vagina, against the cervix as in the diagram below.  The side of the sponge with the string should be toward the outside of the body. It may be left in place for up to, but no more than, 24 hours.

REMOVAL: Leave the sponge in place for at least 6 hours after sex.

Pull on the string attached to the sponge to remove it.

CALL YOUR PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: Fever for unknown reason profuse, foul-smelling vaginal discharge unusual lower abdominal pain

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