At Last, Vaginal Gel Scores Victory Against HIV
Jon Cohen
For the first time ever, a vaginal gel has unequivocally blocked the
transmission of HIV. In a trial that involved nearly 900 South African women
, those who received a vaginal gel that contains an anti-HIV drug had a 39%
lower chance of becoming infected by the virus than those who received a
placebo. As reported in a presentation at the 18th International AIDS
Conference in Vienna, of the 444 women who received a placebo gel, 60 became