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According to a study, daily intake of aspirin could lower women’s risk of getting HIV by 35 percent. To infect someone, the virus requires susceptible cells in the genital tract, and previous studies have shown that people with higher blood pressure are more likely to have vulnerable cells.
Researchers at the University of Manitoba tested this theory by administering a low dose of the anti-inflammatory drug to a group of women in Kenya. The results were stark: after six weeks, the number of HIV target cells in their genital tracts had reduced by 35 percent.
Several years after starting the study, women who received the prescription remain uninfected. The reduced number of HIV target cells in the women who took Aspirin approached the level found in Kenyan women at high risk of HIV contraction who have remained uninfected for many years.
The women were all low-risk, HIV negative women living across Kenya. They were not exposed to HIV during the study, rather they were monitored to see how their levels of HIV target cells changed. This shows that aspirin has the capability to be used as a preventive measure on its own. Sexually active individuals and those with a high risk of contracting HIV should consider adding aspirin to their protective measures like condoms.