Women who use hormonal contraception injections may have a doubled risk of acquiring HIV infection or transmitting it to their male partner. Researchers from the University of Washington issued the new warning about using injectable contraceptives, which are popular in eastern and southern Africa. Scientists studied HIV transfer rates among 3,790 African couples in which the women used either oral or injectable contraceptives. One partner in each of the monitored couples had contracted the AIDS virus prior to the analysis. Findings showed that women who used hormone based contraception injections had two times higher risk of being infected by their partner compared to those who didn’t use the injections. go
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