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New analysis suggests increased risk of HIV infection for women using contraceptive injections

A sophisticated meta-analysis, pooling individual-level data on 37,000 women, has found that the use of DMPA injectable hormonal contraception is linked with a higher rate of new

Published
24 July 2014
By
Roger Pebody
Contraception
One in four HIV-positive women in Central America pressured to sterilise - study

HIV-positive women in Central America are being pressured to undergo sterilisation by prejudiced health workers and misled about the risk of the virus being transmitted to their unborn children, a study showed.

Published
23 July 2014
From
Thomson Reuters
Contraception
'Remote control' contraceptive chip available 'by 2018'

A contraceptive computer chip that can be controlled by remote control has been developed in Massachusetts. The chip is implanted under a woman's skin, releasing a small dose of levonorgestrel, a hormone.

Published
08 July 2014
From
BBC
Contraception
Unsafe sex: why everyone's at it

They pay their bills, hold down careers – so why are young people taking risks when it comes to sex? We talk to the women (and men) ditching contraception and trusting in luck.

Published
24 May 2014
From
The Guardian
Contraception
Study comparing injectable contraceptives DMPA and NET-EN finds HIV risk higher with DMPA

Women who used an injectable contraceptive called DMPA were more likely to acquire HIV than women using a similar product called NET-EN, according to a secondary analysis of data from a large HIV prevention trial called VOICE. The new analysis, conducted by researchers from the NIH-funded Microbicide Trials Network, is the first head-to-head observational study to directly compare differences in HIV risk between users of DMPA and NET-EN.

Published
04 March 2014
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Contraception
Hormonal Contraception + HIV + Limited Data = “A Public Health Conundrum”

Chelsea Polis, senior epidemiological advisor at USAID, has considered more questions surrounding hormonal contraception and HIV than most people know even exist and admits to being frustrated when people want simple answers.

Published
12 November 2013
From
Science Speaks
Contraception
Population Council presents positive results of Phase 3 trial of 1-year contraceptive vaginal ring

The Population Council presented findings from a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial that was designed to demonstrate the safety, efficacy, and acceptability of the Council's investigational one-year contraceptive vaginal ring.

Published
16 October 2013
From
Eurekalert Medicine & Health
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Only a fifth of pregnancies among women living with HIV in the US are planned

Only a fifth of pregnancies among women living with HIV in the United States are planned, research published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune

Published
15 October 2013
By
Michael Carter
Young people
Adolescents, Technology and Reducing Risk for HIV, STDs and Pregnancy

This white paper is intended for practitioners and others who work with adolescents and provides an overview about the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents.

Published
17 September 2013
From
US CDC
Contraception
Programmatic and research considerations for hormonal contraception for women at risk of HIV and women living with HIV

In early 2012 WHO convened a meeting of experts to discuss research on use of hormonal contraception by women at high risk of HIV and those currently living with HIV. The conclusions and recommendations from the Consultation have already been published. However during the consultation multiple programmatic and research issues emerged, including priority knowledge gaps. This brief serves to highlight actions that programmes providing sexual and reproductive health and HIV-prevention services should undertake, in order to complement the Consultation’s recommendations. Directions for future research to address current gaps are noted.

Published
03 June 2013
From
World Health Organization
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