A "Molecular Condom" - A New Way to Deliver Anti-HIV Meds
Wednesday December 13, 2006
University of Utah researcher Patrick Kiser is in the early stages of testing a new vaginal gel that if approved would halt HIV before it had a chance to enter vaginal tissue and infect the host. The "molecular condom" as they are calling it is a liquid at room temperature. When inserted into the vagina it becomes a semi-solid and then liquefies again when exposed to semen. Once liquid it attacks the HIV found in semen, inactivating it before it has a chance to enter surrounding tissue and infect the host. Read more about this unique approach to fighting HIV.Related Items
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Photograph property of Judit Fabian - University of Utah


All I want to know is could I actually have a child with a willing woman using the molecular condom? I don’t have $7,000 for sperm washing. I’m a gay man with HIV and I want a child from my loins. Sometimes I’m very bothered by the idea of not having children.