A new microbicidal vaginal gel was found to reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS contraction in nearly half the women in a study conducted by South African scientists. The study, spanning three years, helped prevent HIV/AIDS in 50% of the women after one year, and 39% of the women after two and a half years. The gel is easy to apply: once, 12 hours before sex, and once, 12 hours after sex. This gel provides great hope and promise for women all over the world--who are more likely to contract HIV/AIDS than their male partners--because it provides them their own source of protection, as their partners are often unwilling to use condoms. The gel and applicator are both cheap, and will hopefully be mass produced and distributed once its efficiency is improved.
Read the article below and look for more news on when the WHO will start using it!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-10691353
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