In Adolescents, Oral Truvada and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Are Safe, Acceptable | HIV.gov

In Adolescents, Oral Truvada and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Are Safe, Acceptable | HIV.gov

In Adolescents, Oral Truvada and Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Are Safe, Acceptable

July 25, 2017 - Crossposted from NIAID Newsroom

TOPICS: Mircobicides, NIAID, NIH, PREP, Research, Women & Girls, Youth

NIH-Funded Clinical Trials Are First of Their Kind to Include Younger Adolescent Girls. A monthly vaginal ring and a daily oral tablet, both containing anti-HIV drugs, were safe and acceptable in studies of adolescents, two teams of investigators reported today at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science in Paris. The experimental ring is designed for HIV prevention and the oral tablet is already used for this purpose in adults...[READ MORE]