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CONTRACEPTION
Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 232-239Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2009.10.011
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Diaphragm; ACIDFORM Gel; K-Y (R) Jelly
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- CONRAD
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) [HRN-A-00-98-00020-00]
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Background: New strategies are needed for preventing HIV infection in women. One potential approach is female-initiated use of an effective topical microbicidal gel in combination with a cervical barrier such as the diaphragm. Study design: Randomized, placebo-controlled safety and feasibility trial of diaphragm with vaginal gel during 6 months of use among 120 HIV-negative sexually active women in Johannesburg, South Africa. Results: Pelvic event rates were 338.3 and 247.1 per 100 women-years in the ACIDFORM gel (plus diaphragm) and K-Y (R) Jelly (plus diaphragm) groups, respectively, with a rate ratio of 1.37 (95% CI: 0.89-2.11). Most women found diaphragm with gel use acceptable. Conclusion: There was a trend towards more safety events in the ACIDFORM plus diaphragm group, although no primary comparisons achieved statistical significance. Adding an effective microbicidal gel to a mechanical barrier may still prove to be an important and acceptable combination method to help prevent pregnancy and HIV/sexually transmitted infection transmission. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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