March 31, 2016 | Department News
By Chelsea Gish
The ASPIRE trial and The Ring Study, two large scale clinical trials, have found that microbicides can safely reduce the risk of new HIV infections in women.
A microbicide is any compound capable of destroying microbes and infectious agents. Recently, this method of prevention has become particularly relevant in reducing the transmission of HIV when applied to the vaginal or rectal region as a topical gel.
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