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Young women and pregnant women can effectively use vaginal rings and oral PrEP for HIV prevention

Dr Lulu Nair presenting to IAS 2021.

Most male partners of women using the dapivirine vaginal ring support its use in HIV prevention

Image credit: NIAID. Creative Commons licence.

Products to prevent both pregnancy and HIV begin to emerge

Dr Alexandra Minnis presenting to HIVR4P 2021.

The vaginal ring against HIV: regulatory approval for a new prevention choice for women

HIV prevention trials paused during coronavirus crisis

Image: Adam Gregor/Shutterstock.com

Most women in low- and middle-income countries find vaginal rings acceptable and easy to use

A silicone vaginal ring. Credit: NIAID

Dapivirine vaginal ring effective and acceptable with longer use

Jared Baeten at IAS 2019. Photo by Liz Highleyman.

TAF: Quick-dissolve combination PrEP insert is effective against HIV infections in monkeys; intermittent solo pill less so

TAF: Quick-dissolve combination PrEP insert is effective against HIV infections in monkeys; intermittent solo pill less so

Going local – prevention conference hears about rings, douches, and soluble suppositories

Image from Karl Malcolm's slides at HIVR4P 2018.