contraceptive requirement may have compromised fem-prep study

Miscellaneous News Contraceptive requirement may have compromised FEM-PrEP study Gus Cairns Aidsmap
April 16, 2012

A requirement that all participants take hormonal contraceptives may have been what led to the disappointing failure of a study of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) targeted at single women, the International Microbicides Conference in Sydney was told today. Please click here to access the full article.

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