Brittany and Jax on the American reality series Vanderpump Rules are doing it. An estimated 41% of women ages 18 to 24 have tried it. And perhaps you’re using it too—especially considering that ‘spray and pray’ is now the third most-used form of ‘birth control’, right behind condoms and the pill. In fact, its popularity nearly doubled from 2002 to 2015, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US.
Why is this sketchy strategy—in which a
