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HIV Prevention: Diaphragm May Not Help
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http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20070712/HIV-prevention-d...
Submitted by graymatter 16 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours ago
Using a diaphragm doesn't appear to help HIV prevention in women, researchers report in tomorrow's online edition of The Lancet. The finding comes from a study of more than 4,900 sexually active women in South Africa and Zimbabwe, where about one in five adults is infected with HIV. The researchers included Nancy Padian, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco. They point out that in southern Africa, because of gender inequality and social or cultural constraints, "women are often
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