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Safety and continued use of the levonorgestrel intrauterine system as compared with the copper intrauterine device among women living with HIV in South Africa: A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Women living with HIV (WLHIV) have lower rates of contraceptive use than noninfected peers, yet concerns regarding contraceptive efficacy and interaction with antiretroviral therapy (ART) complicate counseling. Hormonal contraceptives may increase genital tract HIV viral load (gVL) and s...

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Autores principales: Todd, Catherine S., Jones, Heidi E., Langwenya, Nontokozo, Hoover, Donald R., Chen, Pai-Lien, Petro, Gregory, Myer, Landon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7244096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32442189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003110