Effect of hormonal contraceptive use on plasma HIV-1-RNA levels among HIV-infected women
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in AIDS
- Vol. 17 (11) , 1702-1704
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200307250-00019
Abstract
We compared the HIV-1-RNA and CD4 lymphocyte counts from users and non-users of hormonal contraception cross-sectionally upon entry into the Women's Interagency HIV Study, and again longitudinally. There did not appear to be an association between hormonal contraception use and HIV-1-RNA levels in our study. There was a small increase in CD4 cell counts among hormonal users of doubtful clinical significance.Keywords
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