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 [...]
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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 [...]