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Washing After Sex May Raise H.I.V. Risk (NY Times)

by Viviane on 08/22/2007

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By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

A study in Uganda has come up with a surprising finding about sex and H.I.V. Washing the penis minutes after sex increased the risk of acquiring H.I.V. in uncircumcised men.

The sooner the washing, the greater the risk of becoming infected, the study found. Delaying washing for at least 10 minutes after sex significantly lowered the risk of H.I.V. infection, Dr. Fredrick E. Makumbi reported on July 25 at an International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney, Australia.

The researchers do not have a precise explanation for the findings, which challenge common wisdom and the teaching of many infectious disease experts who urge penile cleansing as part of good genital hygiene. Health experts have suggested that washing the penis after sex could prevent potentially infectious vaginal secretions from entering the body through the uncircumcised penis.

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Microbicidal lube reported to block HIV (Gay.com)

by Viviane on 08/03/2007

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A sex lubricant developed by an Australian company promises to block both HIV and the HSV-2 genital herpes virus, Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported.

Tests on lab animals have shown Starpharma’s SPL7013 microbicide gel between 85 and 100 percent effective at deactivating both viruses, lead researcher Dr. Jeremy Paull of Melbourne-based Starpharma told last week’s International AIDS Society conference in Sydney.

Human clinical trials are now under way in Australia, Kenya and the United States. Early results of the second small-scale trial, presented at the Sydney congress, show it to be safe and well tolerated in healthy men, Paull said. (more…)

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Brazil handing out 10 million condoms ahead of Carnival (IHT)

by Viviane on 02/16/2007

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