New Study: Injectable Contraceptive May Double HIV Risk

by Linda Topping Streitfeld 0 comments

New research out of Africa has potentially devastating news for women there, who rely on the convenience and confidentiality of injectable contraception. The study, published Monday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, indicates that the injectable contraceptive may double their risk of acquiring HIV, and also increases the risk of transmitting it to a male partner. Here’s good coverage from The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/04/health/04hiv.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Africa%20HIV%20contraception&st=cse