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Antiretroviral Therapy Prevents Heterosexual HIV Transmission

Abigail Zuger, Bruce Soloway

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Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) lowers seminal and cervicovaginal HIV to undetectable levels in many patients, but its effect on heterosexual transmission of infection has not been well defined. In two studies, researchers examined this issue. The first study involved 3381 serodiscordant couples in Africa. Researchers compared transmission rates between …

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Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) lowers seminal and cervicovaginal HIV to undetectable levels in many patients, but its effect on heterosexual transmission of infection has not been well defined. In two studies, researchers examined this issue. The first study involved 3381 serodiscordant couples in Africa. Researchers compared transmission rates between …

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Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) lowers seminal and cervicovaginal HIV to undetectable levels in many patients, but its effect on heterosexual transmission of infection has not been well defined. In two studies, researchers examined this issue. The first study involved 3381 serodiscordant couples in Africa. Researchers compared transmission rates between …

Key concepts: Serodiscordant, Antiretroviral therapy, Medicine, Transmission (telecommunications), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Antiretroviral treatment, Obstetrics, Gynecology

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