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/ 24 October 2005

‘Chemical condoms’ on trial again

The world’s biggest trial of "chemical condoms" will start in Johannesburg on Monday, and researchers hope to have the anti-HIV product generally available in South Africa in five years. Meeting that target would revolutionise women’s lives. They would control the use of microbicides, also known as "chemical condoms", without the consent or even knowledge of their sexual partners.