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Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception?

Can women who are at high risk of acquiring HIV, safely use hormonal contraception?

World Health Organisation (WHO) - "Since 1991, there has been mixed evidence as to whether using hormonal contraceptive methods increases a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV. To answer this question the World Health Organization (WHO) has continuously monitored the available evidence. In 2016, WHO commissioned an update of a 2014 systematic review of evidence to include new studies.

The updated evidence was examined in December 2016 at a consultation that included a wide range of stakeholders including global representation from clinicians with expertise in contraception and HIV, as well as representatives from affected populations, researchers and academics, epidemiologists, programme managers, policy-makers and guideline methodologists." (Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development/ Changing women's lives/flickr,CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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