AIDS infection among young women is the fastest

Technology channels () message: the global HIV carriers in the total number of currently around 40 million, of which 2/3 concentrated in southern Africa, where most of the country's HIV-infected persons accounted for the total population of more than 1/4. Where infection fastest population is 18 ~ 25-year-old woman.

When her husband not to let their condoms is

"Why does not advocate the female condom?" the former President of Ireland Mary · Robbins women speak out, "this stuff is safe and reliable, I do not understand that AIDS organizations, why not send some more to black women in the country. ”

In Canada, Toronto, this Conference has attracted 31383 representative, the audience in one from South Africa's women journalists whispered complaining: "their husbands do not allow their use, is there any way. "She threw sound represents today's international against HIV/AIDS area of the largest obstacles — ignorance of crowds.

Cocktail therapy is now proven to be able to very effectively curbed the AIDS virus (HIV) propagation method. If the virus had an antibiotic, as long as another formula. But this kind of price against HIV/AIDS drugs remain high, from the third World AIDS only about 1/5 people can eat, neither is the best medicine, which makes the poor the AIDS death rate continues to rise.

The use of condoms, clean needles, is a proven method of AIDS prevention. However, condoms, whether male or female, the initiative is in the hands of the man, especially in the low status of women of southern Africa. African women in addition expect husband sex, there is no way to protect his body.

"We can take astronauts to the Moon, why not develop a women against HIV/AIDS drugs used?" a Ugandan women at a protest meeting on family violence issue such doubts. It happened in 1991, then in the audience sat a man named Louis · Hayes of the United States against HIV/AIDS organization staff, she was this simple question, and back up their private investigation, accidental discovery of Columbia University, a scientist Lyutsina · Stan is also to consider the matter and has made some progress. Stan's approach is to find a female vaginal microbicides (Microbicide), kill or stop the AIDS virus. Hayes was the encouragement of Qi na, pull on a few friends set up a non-governmental organizations, began to United Nations and international health organizations. Her efforts quickly with the results. 1992, international health organizations established to microbicides research fund, 5 years after the female world "bactericides Research Alliance" was established. To date, a total of 5 new drug into the third stage of clinical trials, 19 African countries nearly 27000 women are trying out this new drug. If successful, the female will soon have its own against HIV/AIDS drugs.

This year's international AIDS Conference on the hottest topics in the "rights to women," but women used fungicide is delegates discuss the greatest number of new drugs. Robbins pointed to Microbicide this word: "two years ago in Bangkok AIDS Conference, delegates also do not know how to pronounce it, this year's Conference to talk about it everywhere. "According to reports, the world's a total of 30 ~ 40 new female fungicide in the research phase, 14 medicine has already begun at various stages of clinical trials, the fastest next year will be the result.

According to projections, if a fungicide can have 30% ~ 40% more efficient, can in the next 3 years save 270 000 lives. However, scientists advise the public of any medicine must undergo a rigorous clinical trials can be listed, if in order to accelerate the speed at the expense of scientific rigor, and are likely to be a grave.

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The term was originally used to signify the Microbicide can prevent bacterial and viral infections, now especially a female cast in the vagina with anti-infection gel, lotion or suppositories, very similar to the present have been commercialized by female vaginal spermicidal. In fact, the earliest being used is Kangai fungicide called siren-phenyl ether (Nanoxynol-9) female spermicidal, preliminary study found the wee benzene ether to in vitro in block HIV virus replication, condom manufacturers took it outside of the condom, as against HIV/AIDS microbicides. However, further observation study found that wee benzene ether contains detergents (Detergent) components, corrosion formation of vaginal wall, ulcer, which breaking points exactly to the AIDS virus with invasion of the portal. In other words, use the wee benzene ether but will increase the odds of HIV infection are currently the international medical community already!, no longer recommends the use of benzene ether romanized as microbicides against HIV/AIDS.

At present, a cave named "wrapped" bactericides, female is contains detergents of first-generation microbicides, without clinical validation. If someone believes that the use of these fungicides to AIDS, to renounce the use of condoms, can lead to unpredictable consequences.

First-generation microbicides is relying on the cleanser on virus coat of corrosive effect to eliminate viruses, less detergent is not enough, therefore had to develop new ideas. The second generation of fungicides used in non-specificity of preventing transmission mode, that is to say they can stop most of the bacteria and virus infection. As ongoing ⅲ clinical testing of two new drug Carraguard and PRO 2000, contains sulphide polysaccharide, able to block virus and the combination of vaginal cells. There is also a class of drugs to keep the acidic environment within the vagina, elimination of alkaline semen on acidic vaginal secretion of neutralization. The vast majority of disease (including HIV) cannot survive in acidic conditions, so it would also be protected against external vaginal wall of germs. Representatives of such drugs is BufferG el and A cidform two new drug.