Background: Hormonal contraception (HC) is used by over 150 million women worldwide
with 100 million using oral contraception and 40 million using injectable contraception …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about what factors correlate with hormonal contraceptive
(HC) use in HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We assessed the trends …

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of hormonal contraception including combined oral
contraceptives (COCs), and the injectable progestins depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate …

Background: Hormonal contraceptives have been associated with increased risk of HIV
acquisition. Methods: The association between hormonal contraception use and HIV …

Objectives Family planning (FP) is essential in achieving the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals. We critically review the evidence on HIV acquisition among women …

Background Many women using hormonal contraceptives are also at risk of sexually
transmitted HIV infection, but data are mixed on whether hormonal contraception increases …

Objective To assess the effect of oral and injectable contraceptive use compared to
nonhormonal contraceptive use on HIV acquisition among Southern African women enrolled …

Background: Studies of the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on the risk of HIV-1
acquisition have generated conflicting results. A recent study from Uganda and Zimbabwe …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the potential impact of using hormonal contraceptives on rates of
infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and pregnancy by theoretically …

Background Data on the effect of contraceptive methods, other than the condom, on HIV
acquisition is not clear. The aim of this study was to describe hormonal contraceptive use …