Experimental research on Tenofovir vaginal gel (HIV Microbicide) for daily usage in women is successful, researchers just announced. This microbicide gel is very useful for women and will become very convenient to use without male consent. Tenofovir gel is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor which acts by inhibiting this crucial enzyme.
Researchers conducted experiments on 200 sexually active HIV-negative women in New York and Pune (National AIDS Research Institute) for six months. These research findings were presented at International microbicides meeting in New Delhi. National Institute of Health funded for this research.
This Tenofovir gel has shown no side-effects on any major organs. 90% of women who participated in the survey said they would consider using the gel to prevent HIV transmission. Compliance and tolerance is good for this gel in women. Menstruation is the major cause for not using this gel in the experiment.
More than 30 million people are living with AIDS and HIV is mainly spreading due to unsafe sex. 46% of HIV patients in the world are women who are infected mainly due to sexual contact.
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