AccessMyLibrary : Search Information that Libraries Trust AccessMyLibrary | News, Research, and Information that Libraries Trust

AccessMyLibrary    Browse    S    Skin & Allergy News    JUL-06    Vaginal gel safe and effective for contraception, HIV prevention.(Clinical Rounds)

Vaginal gel safe and effective for contraception, HIV prevention.(Clinical Rounds)

Publication: Skin & Allergy News

Publication Date: 01-JUL-06

Author: Lowry, Fran
How to access the full article: Free access to all articles is available courtesy of your local library. To access the full article click the "See the full article" button below. You will need your US library barcode or password.

Bookmark this article

Print this article

Link to this article

Email this article

Digg It!

Add to del.icio.us

RSS

COPYRIGHT 2006 International Medical News Group

WASHINGTON -- Cellulose sulfate, a new vaginal gel that is being developed both as 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,...

Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.


More Articles from Skin & Allergy News
Help patients plan for surgery.(FYI)
July 01, 2006
Neurofibromatosis booklet.(FYI)
July 01, 2006
Rosacea research grants.(FYI)
July 01, 2006
AHIC calls for pilot tests on secure messaging.(Practice Trends)
July 01, 2006
WHO moves to standardize clinical trial info.(Practice Trends)
July 01, 2006
Find companies classified under Pharmaceutical preparations

What's on AccessMyLibrary?

32,379,037 articles
in the following categories:

Arts, Business, Consumer News, Culture & Society, Education, Government, Personal Interest, Health, News, Science & Technology