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jerry coleman

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What is the name for compounds that are applied to the vagina or rectum to protect against STIs and work by providing a physical barrier to keep STIs from reaching certain cells?
 
  a. Condoms
 b. Microbicides
 c. Antiretrovirals
  d. Lactobacillus

Question 2

Since the discovery of more advanced treatment options for HIV in the late 1990s, how has the percentage of gay men who engage in high risk behaviors been affected?
 
  a. Increased
 b. Decreased
 c. Stayed the same
 d. Decreased initiallyand then increased



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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