New pill may stop transmission of HIV in women
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A new study shows that a pill may stop the transmission of HIV among women. The research was done at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Texas.
Dr. Rudolf Kotula, an infectious disease specialist at Swedish Medical Center who is very familiar with this study, joined 9NEWS Sunday Morning to discuss the topic.
Kotula says the pill was successful in preventing the spread of the HIV virus in "humanized mice."
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There is a link to a video interview with the doctor from the study on the web page where the story is about the drug.
I have been reading about products to prevent transmission for a long time, but since the Bush administration came to power back in 2000, many of these technological breakthroughs had been put on hold because of the climate of right wing fundamentalism that was pervading in Washington, especially with regard to AIDS education and funding being tied to abstinence only education.
The products are called "invisible barriers" and they are invisible. For example a gel that prevents HIV transmission in the Vagina. This gel could be used by women in countries where birth control is not acceptable. The woman could use the gel to protect herself from HIV through her husband and as far as the husband is concerned, she is not using birth control, for all he knows she is just well lubricated from being excited to see him.
There is an injection that a person can take that makes you immune to HIV for up to 72 hours. And now they finally have it in a pill form. This is very exciting news. We need more ways to combat infection.
Dr. Rudolf Kotula, an infectious disease specialist at Swedish Medical Center who is very familiar with this study, joined 9NEWS Sunday Morning to discuss the topic.
Kotula says the pill was successful in preventing the spread of the HIV virus in "humanized mice."
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There is a link to a video interview with the doctor from the study on the web page where the story is about the drug.
I have been reading about products to prevent transmission for a long time, but since the Bush administration came to power back in 2000, many of these technological breakthroughs had been put on hold because of the climate of right wing fundamentalism that was pervading in Washington, especially with regard to AIDS education and funding being tied to abstinence only education.
The products are called "invisible barriers" and they are invisible. For example a gel that prevents HIV transmission in the Vagina. This gel could be used by women in countries where birth control is not acceptable. The woman could use the gel to protect herself from HIV through her husband and as far as the husband is concerned, she is not using birth control, for all he knows she is just well lubricated from being excited to see him.
There is an injection that a person can take that makes you immune to HIV for up to 72 hours. And now they finally have it in a pill form. This is very exciting news. We need more ways to combat infection.
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