KAMPALA, Uganda, July 27 (UPI) -- A clinical trail of a microbicide gel designed to block HIV transmission in women was stopped in Uganda after several women were infected.
One group of women used a gel containing cellulose sulphate, while the other group used a microbicide that didn't contain the ingredient, New Vision said Friday. By the end of one year, a total of 34 women had been infected, 25 of whom were using the cellulose sulphate.
Researcher Florence Mirembe told New Vision the gel wasn't the cause of the infection. "Some women had more than three partners, yet many times, they did not use the gel," she said.
She said that research on other microbicides will continue.
"It is often difficult for women to insist that men use condoms during sex but they can apply the gel before sexual intercourse without the man knowing," she said to New Vision.
