Use of contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate is associated with impaired cervicovaginal mucosal integrity

BACKGROUND. Injectable depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is one of the most popular contraception methods in areas of high HIV seroprevalence. Evidence is accumulating that use of DMPA might be associated with an increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition by women; however, mechanisms of this associ...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of clinical investigation 2018-10, Vol.128 (10), p.4622-4638
Hauptverfasser: Zalenskaya, Irina A, Chandra, Neelima, Yousefieh, Nazita, Fang, Xi, Adedipe, Oluwatosin E, Jackson, Suzanne S, Anderson, Sharon M, Mauck, Christine K, Schwartz, Jill L, Thurman, Andrea R, Doncel, Gustavo F
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