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Vaginal implant might stop HIV transmission

Vaginal implant might stop HIV transmission

New Atlas - "Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a promising new medical device that could help protect women from HIV. The technology consists of a vaginal implant that basically reduces the amount of targets the virus can latch onto during sex, and may prove a more effective measure than some anti-HIV drugs or condoms in fending off infections.

(...) The starting point for the University of Waterloo scientists was earlier research on HIV infection among Kenyan sex workers. Emmanuel Ho, a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Waterloo, and his partner had found that many female Kenyan sex workers had not contracted the virus, despite having relations with HIV positive clients. The scientists found natural immune quiescence to be the reason." (Photo: World Bank Photo Collection/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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