Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies?
Thursday, June 12, 2008 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
Clinical trials hoping to identify a vaginal microbicide that is safe and effective against HIV have all but skirted questions befitting evaluation of an approach intended primarily for sexually active women of childbearing age: What if a woman gets pregnant while using a product? Can exposure during pregnancy pose a risk to the fetus? Researchers will begin addressing these and other questions in the first clinical trial of a candidate vaginal microbicide in pregnant women.
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