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Article: HIV-blocking contraceptive gel in phase II trials.(News)
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- OB GYN News
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- July 1, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- Cellulose sulfate, a new vaginal gel that is being developed as both a contraceptive and as a means of preventing human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections, is as effective as nonoxynol-9 in preventing pregnancy, and also appears to be safer, researchers wrote in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
The cumulative probability of pregnancy during "typical" and "perfect" use of cellulose sulfate was 13.9% and 3.9%, respectively, in a population of 200 heterosexual, fertile couples who used the gel as their primary method of birth control for 6 months as part ...