A new study reports on a new medical device that was found to protect female monkeys from an AIDS-like virus.

The researchers revealed that the device contains tenofovir, which has shown to protect humans against HIV infection, and while it is available in a pill form, remembering to take it daily could be problematic.
The researchers are optimistic that the device can also protect women from HIV infection and added that they will be conducting human trials among a group of 60 women starting in November. “After 10 years of work, we have created an intravaginal ring that can prevent against multiple HIV exposures over an extended period of time, with consistent prevention levels throughout the menstrual cycle”, Patrick Kiser, from Northwestern's school of biomedical engineering, said.
Source-Medindia