In the last days, vine flower surprised the six million followers he has on Instagram by revealing the contraceptive method he uses in private with Luciano Castro, her partner for just over two years.
The singer opened the question box on the social network and one of the questions she was asked was about how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases when having relationships. “Flor, with what contraceptive method are you taking care of yourself?”, a follower wanted to know. Without holding back, the actress also set out to talk about it.
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“I took pills, but they made me very sick. I am telling it because the awareness of taking care of oneself seems important to me ”, she was honest while holding a vaginal ring in the hand.
Flor Vigna showed her vaginal ring (Photo: Instagram/florivigna)
Along these lines, he commented on how the contraceptive method is used: “The ring is worn for three weeks and rested for one. Ask why it works for me.» Finally, she explained that it can even be obtained for free: “They even give it free in some health centers.”
What is the vaginal ring, the contraceptive method chosen by Flor Vigna
A silicone ring which is inserted into the vagina and gradually releases an antiviral is the first novelty in HIV prevention aimed specifically at women.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its approval – a “positive scientific opinion” – to the device, intended mainly for women from countries where no access to antiviral treatments and in which the negotiation of the preservative within the couple it is not always easy, since it can face cultural rejections, as it happens in sub-Saharan Africa, points out the IPM (International Association for Microbicides, for its acronym in English).
The ring releases an antiviral, the dapivirinefor one month, and is intended to be used where the most effective prevention method, PrEP (a pill taken before unprotected intercourse), is not available.
A woman holds a vaginal ring to prevent HIV. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
It must be taken into account that although in rich countries medication is distributed universally, in the world still about 30 percent of people with HIV do not receive medicationaccording to data from the US agency for this infection.
In the world, UNAIDS It estimates that there are some 38 million people living with HIV, of whom more than five million are in Africa and almost six million in Asia. In sub-Saharan Africa, 60 percent occurs in women, according to the organization.
