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Safer-sex salve - scientists developing protective lubricant - Brief Article
Advocate, The, April 25, 2000 by Sue Rochman
Gay men might be nearly twice as likely to use protection during sex if it meant applying a cream or gel rather than a condom, according to Columbia University researchers.
Scientists have long worked toward developing an ointment--called a microbicide--that would help protect women from HIV when applied in the vagina. But data collected by Alex Carballo-Dieguez suggests men also would benefit from such an invention.
Of the 307 gay and bisexual men in New York City who participated in Carballo-Dieguez's study, 93% had had anal sex within the past 12 months--46% of whom said their partner had used a condom regularly. Many, however, used lubricants, and 92% said they would use a microbicide if it were available.
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