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August 13, 2009

Molecular Condom?

Filed under: AIDS,birth control,condom,HIV,preventing AIDS,semen,Uncategorized — John @ 11:40 am

Yes, a molecular condom. American scientists have created a gel specifically designed to prevent the transmission of HIV. The gel is made from a polymer that women can use as a sort of molecular condom. Although it will still be a few years before this product is available the first trials are extremely successful. The gel becomes semi-solid in the presence of semen and catches the HIV in its microscopic mesh, preventing transmission.



The goal of the project was to develop a vaginal gel to prevent the spread of HIV so women could protect themselves without having to try and persuade their partners to do it. The areas that would benefit most from this gel are the under-resourced countries like sub-Sahara Africa and south Asia where the rate of infection is as high as 60% in women.

This gel would be a great way for women to stop HIV transmission in places that do not approve of birth control methods (condom). However, if the woman were to take this, the male would not need to use the condom during intercourse and the female would hopefully remain HIV free.

The way the gel works is that while under normal acidity in the vagina (when the pH is around 4.8) the bonds of the polymers are weak and remain as a gel. However, when the environment becomes less acidic and the pH is around 7.6, which is what happens when semen is present, the polymers stick together and the gel becomes a semi-solid.

While looking at the speed of HIV in the gel there are remarkable results. Even while the gel is till a gel the virus moves slow, however, as soon as the gel become semi-solid the virus stops completely.

There are hopes that this gel can also act as a birth control method and protect against other STD’s like herpes. Hopefully this product is a success and we see it on the open market within the next 10 years.

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