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Basic rectal microbicide fact sheet and presentation
Rectal microbicide basics fact sheet from IRMA, created July 2008.
Basic rectal microbicide presentation from IRMA, created July 2008 - PowerPoint. Full images - large file! Can be very slow to download with certain connections.
Basic rectal microbicide presentation from IRMA, created July 2008 - PowerPoint. Reduced images - much smaller file, much easier to download.
Papers, articles and reports of interest - top item is the most recent posting to this page. Topics include, but are not limited to, rectal microbicides. Please also peruse our Teleconference pages for other related materials.
Click "Microbicides for HIV prevention: reality or hope?" by Ian McGowan, Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases 2010, 23:26–31.
Click "A Blind Spot in HIV Prevention - Female Anal Sex" via the International HIV/AIDS Alliance in India, November 2009.
Click "Anal use of the female condom: does uncertainty justify provider inaction?" by Joanne E. Mantella, Elizabeth A. Kelvina, Theresa M. Exnera, Susie Hoffmana,b, Sarah Needhamc and
Zena A. Steina, AIDS Care, September 2009.
Click "Adding the Female Condom to the Public Health Agenda on Prevention of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Men and Women During Anal Intercourse" by Elizabeth A. Kelvin, PhD, MPH, Raymond A. Smith, PhD, Joanne E. Mantell, PhD, MSPH, and
Zena A. Stein, MA, MBBCh, American Journal of Public Health, June 2009
Click "Anal human papillomavirus infection is associated with HIV acquisition in men who have sex with men" by Peter V. Chin-Hong, Marla Husnik, Ross D. Cranston,Grant Colfax, Susan Buchbinder, Maria Da Costa,Teresa Darragh, Dana Jones, Franklyn Judson, Beryl Koblin, Kenneth H. Mayer and Joel M. Palefsky, AIDS 2009, April 22.
Click "Is 'bareback' a useful construct in primary HIV-prevention? Definitions, identity
and research" by A. Carballo-Diéguez, A. Ventuneac, J. Bauermeister, G. W. Dowsett, C. Dolezal, R. H. Remien I. and Balan M. Rowe, January 2009,Culture, Health & Sexuality.
Click "Use of Saliva as a Lubricant in Anal Sexual Practices Among Homosexual Men" by Lisa M. Butler, PhD, MPH, Dennis H. Osmond, PhD, Alison Graves Jones, MPH, and Jeffrey N. Martin, MD, MPH, January 2009, JAIDS.
Click "Preference for gel over suppository as delivery vehicle for a rectal microbicide: results of a randomised, crossover acceptability trial among men who have sex with men"
by A Carballo-Diéguez, C Dolezal, J A Bauermeister, W O’Brien, A Ventuneac and K Mayer,
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;483-487
Click "Rectal microbicides: a new focus for HIV prevention" by Dr. Ian McGowan,
November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;413-417
Click "Anal cancer prevention: how we are failing men who have sex with men" by Dr. Ross Cranston, November 2008 - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sex Transm Inf 2008;84;417-419
Click “Non-Coital Sexual Activities Among Adolescents” by Laura Lindberg et al.,Journal of Adolescent Health, July 2008.
Click "Women's Anal Sex Practices: Implications for Formulation and Promotion of a Rectal Microbicide" in AIDS Education and Prevention, April 2008.
Click "Epidemiology of ano-rectal STIs in Asia", a presentation by Graham Neilsen of Family Health International, in Montreux, Switzerland 2008.
Click "Community Consultation in HIV Prevention Research: A Study of Community Advisory Boards at 6 Research Sites" in JAIDS, August 1, 2003.
The International AIDS Society and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, February 29, 2008, focusing on the state of global advocacy for the HIV prevention needs of gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM). Twenty-eight invited leaders participated in a full-day discussion that included an analysis of the current landscape of global MSM-HIV advocacy, reviewed priorities for research and resource allocation, and explored opportunities for leadership and collaboration. Here is the executive summary.
"Screening for genital and anorectalsexuallytransmitted infections in HIV prevention trials in Africa" in Sexually Transmitted Infections, March 2008.
online throughout the world, for you to read, download, copy, distribute, and use (with attribution) any way you wish. No permission required. Read a detailed definition of open access.
Click "Sexual coercion and sexual desire: Ambivalent meanings of heterosexual anal sex in Soweto, South Africa" in AIDS Care, November 2007.
Click "Anal Sex: An exrtraordinary taboo" in the November 2007 edition of Contemporary Sexuality. The American Association of Sex Counselors, Educators and Therapists (AASECT) publish this journal. Click their site.
Click "The Use of Rectal Douches among HIV-uninfected and Infected Men who Have Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse: Implications for Rectal Microbicides" by Carballo-Dieguez et. al.
Click "Debunking Myths: A focus on African men who have sex with men" from the African HIV Policy Network (UK.)
"Off the Map: How HIV/AIDS Programming is Failing Same-Sex Practising People in Africa" is the report from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission which explores the ways in which governments, donors, and NGOs are denying human rights protections to same-sex practising Africans, and are hindering efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among this group.
"Awareness and attitudes regarding microbicides and nonoxynol-9 use in a probability sample of gay men" is a paper authored by Dr. Alex Carballo-Dieguez et.al.
"Magic Bullet or Menace? A spray that's supposed to prevent HIV transmission sounds too good to be true" This cover story from the Chicago Reader (dated November 24, 2006) exposes a supposed microbicide called Genvia.
"Anal Sex is Common Among Women in Drug-Using Populations in Chicago." This study by UIC and the Community Outreach Intervention Projects reveals the prevalence of anal sex among vulnerable women in Chicago.
Microbicides 2006 Short Report. The biannual conference brought together a record number of 1,300 participants in Cape Town. This report discusses the current status of microbicide R&D, encompassing basic and clinical science, social and behavioural science, and community mobilisation and advocacy activities.
Shifts in Condom Use Following Microbicide Introduction: Should We Be Concerned? AIDS article on "condom migration." (2003)
Hot Blog Links
Important links:
See the IRMA blog for even more links than the ones listed below
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coaltion
Alliance for Microbicide Development
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention
Chicago Coalition for Microbicides
Global Campaign for Microbicides
The Global Forum on MSM and HIV
International Partnership for Microbicides
U-19 Microbicide Development Program
