Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Subverting Sperm & Germs, April 2002; pp. 38-43.
"Biophysicist Richard Cone has toiled for years, and endured several 'funding black holes,' in his quest for a contraceptive that also prevents disease. With BufferGel, he and his colleagues may be on the brink of something big." (JOHNS HOPKINS MAGAZINE) This article reveals how researchers are hoping that a new contraceptive gel, currently under development, may be able to prevent disease as well as pregnancy.
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AIDS (Disease)--Prevention. Contraceptives--Vaginal. Microbicides. Sexually transmitted diseases--Prevention. Spermicides. Vagina. Women--Health and hygiene.