Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2000 Feb;90(2):188-90.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.2.188.

Thinking about vaginal microbicide testing

M Potts  1
Affiliations

Thinking about vaginal microbicide testing

M Potts. Am J Public Health. 2000 Feb.

Abstract

A vaginal microbicide could slow the spread of HIV. To date, volunteers in placebo-controlled trials of candidate microbicides have been counseled to use condoms. This does not reduce the number of volunteers exposed to possible risk, but it shifts the allotment of risk from those conducting the trial to those women who may be least able to make autonomous decisions. Alternative ways of meeting the obligation to offer volunteers active benefits are explored. Counseling the use of condoms prolongs clinical trials and could cause tens of thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

References

    1. Am J Public Health. 1998 Apr;88(4):548-50 - PubMed
    1. Am J Public Health. 1994 Jun;84(6):890-1 - PubMed
    1. N Engl J Med. 1998 Aug 20;339(8):504-10 - PubMed
    1. Am J Public Health. 1998 Apr;88(4):571-5 - PubMed

Substances