Gel cuts HIV Transmission Rate in Study
Source: Saundra Young / CNN
A new topical gel has shown promise in helping to protect women from HIV infection, according to a study being presented at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria.
The gel contains the antiretroviral drug tenofovir, which keeps the virus from multiplying.
An effective vaginal microbicide such as this could be a major new tool in the HIV toolbox.
The two-and-a-half-year-old CAPRISA trial followed nearly 900 HIV-negative, sexually active South African women between ages 18 and 40 to determine how safe and effective tenofovir gel was in preventing HIV infection.
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