Scientists Create Ring Plastic That Can Prevent Pregnancy until HIV

Illinois , During the condom lined up as the only excellent for preventing pregnancy and the spread of venereal disease to HIV in couples . But recently created a ring that can prevent these three only with inserted inside the vagina .Although only tested on animals , a team of researchers from Northwestern University claims this ring can help prevent pregnancy while reducing the risk of HIV and genital herpes in women .How? The ring is designed to be able to let go of antiretroviral drugs and oral contraceptives into the body of the user automatically so that they avoid the risk of HIV and genital pain only with fitted inside the vagina .Patrick Kiser and his team claimed to spend over five years to develop a two -inch wide ring . Needless to help medical staff , because these rings can be installed by the user himself .After being left in the vagina for 90 days , this ring can be removed and cleaned so that later can be used again .Contraceptive ring that has not been given the name itself is made of three kinds of plastic hose that can release a contraceptive at the same antiretroviral drugs with the right dose . For its oral contraceptive , levonorgestrel researchers incorporate proven to thicken the cervical mucus to prevent sperm from the woman's body that can not reach the uterus .While antiretroviral drugs are tenofovir selected . Of the number of HIV-positive patients taking this drug , which is 3.5 million people around the globe show that these drugs are proven to prevent HIV replication and disease progression ." It's been proven if oral tenofovir effective in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in which only one partner was diagnosed HIV - positive and has been listed on the FDA ( Food and Drugs Administration ) . Drug is also prescribed even to prevent transmission of HIV , " said Kiser as quoted from FoxNews , Friday ( 03/07/2014 ) .No less encouraging , this ring can release tenofovir in locations where usually the transmission of HIV or other sexually transmitted infections occur so that the dose required is much less than taking the drug in pill form .That means women who use this ring can also be protected from the adverse effects of tenofovir pill consumption , such as abdominal cramping and diarrhea .Now researchers are in the process of applying this ring to the FDA for approval . When digolkan by the FDA , researchers will soon conduct a human clinical trial in the U.S. small scale .