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New Way to Block Spreading Of HIV? Friday, June 06, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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In a world first, a University of Melbourne study has shown that topical oestrogen could help prevent HIV infection by blocking entry of the virus into the human penis. The study to be published in PLoS ONE journal June 4 reveals that application of oestrogen to the human penis increased the thickness of the natural keratin layer on the skin, which could prevent HIV from infecting the male. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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