Sexual Health
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Historic HIV vaccine efficacy study underway in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in 7 years is testing whether an experimental vaccine safely prevents HIV infection among...
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Pritelivir beats valacyclovir at suppressing genital HSV-2 infection
A 1-month course of pritelivir reduced genital HSV-2 shedding more than valacyclovir did in a small phase II clinical trial.
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USPSTF nixes routine genital herpes screening
Asymptomatic adults and adolescents should not undergo routine serologic screening for genital herpes because the harms outweigh the benefits,...
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Dapivirine vaginal ring cuts new HIV-1 infections
The dapivirine vaginal ring reduced the rate of new HIV-1 infection by 31% in a phase III trial involving high-risk women in sub-Saharan Africa....
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Multidose metronidazole may be better option for trichomoniasis treatment
Current CDC guidance recommends multidose treatment only for women with HIV, but findings from a meta-analysis suggest all women with...
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Giving women HIV self-tests increases male partner testing
Providing women attending prenatal or postpartum health care visits with HIV self-testing kits raised the rates of partner and couples testing to...
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Prenatal triple ART arrests HIV transmission
A triple-drug antiretroviral therapy given to HIV-infected pregnant women significantly reduced transmission of the disease to their newborns, but...
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Syphilis testing before and after stillbirth is suboptimal
ATLANTA - Physicians are falling short on syphilis testing in both the prenatal period and at the time of delivery, suggest the findings of a...
Conference Coverage
HIV PrEP facing challenges, but implementation outlook positive
Implementation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis by local U.S. health departments faces several challenges, but the majority of those already engaged...