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What happened to the invisible condom?
I find it very interesting that when the Bush Administration came to power in this country, science was on the verge of many quite promising technologies to add to the arsenal of weapons against HIV transmission. However the "Religious Climate" of the Administration led to moral "strings" attached to any funding offered; preach abstinence as the only solution to stopping the transmission of HIV. This was a failed policy from the start and is at the core of the rise in HIV transmissions among the youth in this country. They lack the basic information and tools necessary to protect themselves and they are being shamed back into the closet, so to speak, where sex without knowledge about HIV transmission can be lethal.
Among these technologies were two that I have been searching for information about because essentially they went nowhere. They were left to die by the wayside. I want to know why? Who is responsible for these products not being given to the public?
I think that these products should be brought to market. Enough with the Big Brother control over our sexual freedom and our right to safe sex.
Product number one (subject of the article from 2002) is a gel that provides an invisible barrier of protection. At the Barcelona 2002 AIDS conference it was touted as the most amazing development in HIV transmission prevention up to that time. It could provide protection to millions of African women.
Product number two was the anti-HIV shot that would make you immune to HIV through the use of an injectable anti-HIV medication. It would render the patient immune for up to 72 hours.
Doesn't it seem obvious that these products were suppressed due to the politics of the Bush administration or what? I find it very interesting that when the Bush Administration came to power in this country, science was on the verge of many quite pro... more -
New pill may stop transmission of HIV in women
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. 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... more
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