Herpes Medication Does Not Reduce Risk Of HIV Transmission
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2, which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.
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