Prevention (HIV/STD)

Rectal Microbicide Concept Needs Additional Development

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 10th, 2000

With improvements, male couples say they would include a rectal microbicide in their HIV/STD preventive regimen.

The acceptability of a bioadhesive nonoxynol-9 gel delivered by an applicator as a rectal microbicide was studied by researchers from ABT Associates Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

"Potential rectal microbicides, as an adjunct to condoms for HIV/STD prevention, have not been studied previously," wrote M. Gross and colleagues.

Gross et al. published their study in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases ("Acceptability of a Bioadhesive Nonoxynol-9 Gel Delivered by an Applicator as a Rectal Microbicide," Sexually...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2000-01-10)

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