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/ 3 December 2004

A new shield for women

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/142915/aids_icon.gif" align=left>Researchers are expressing cautious optimism about several microbicide products. There are hopes that a gel that reduces — if not prevents — transmission rates by as much as 60% could be on the market by 2007. As with most microbicides under the microscope, these two products are entry inhibitors, preventing the virus from attaching to its target cells.