Hypothesis: Amenorrhea-inducing contraception may reduce HIV acquisition risk

Contraception

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 615-616

  Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a   Singata Madliki, Mandisa ^a   Lawrie, Theresa A ^a,b   Temmerman, Marleen ^c  

^a Eastern Cape Department of Health   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Contraception; DMPA; HIV acquisition

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

AMENORRHEA; CONTRACEPTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LETTER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICAN; ETHICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84910605818     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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