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Contraception
WHO to issue guidance on hormonal contraceptives and HIV

The World Health Organization (WHO) will later this month issue further guidance on the reported link between hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, injectables, implants and HIV.

Published
06 February 2012
From
UNAIDS
Condoms and lubricant
Uncomfortable news on lubes for anal sex

Commercially available sexual lubricants may increase people’s susceptibility to sexually transmitted infection (STIs), US scientists reported recently. A study found that people who consistently used shop-bought ‘lubes’ for

Published
03 February 2012
From
HIV treatment update
HIV and criminal law
Getting tough on criminalisation

“Nothing short of barbaric.” This was the comment of a BBC presenter, confronted with the number and sheer arbitrary injustice of criminal convictions of people accused of transmitting

Published
03 February 2012
From
HIV treatment update
Alcohol
Alcohol increases desire for sex without condoms: systematic review

Alcohol consumption has an impact on the intention of individuals to have unprotected sex, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the

Published
21 December 2011
By
Michael Carter
Sexual transmission
Semen Protein Boosts HIV Transmission

Researchers identify a protein in semen that enhances the transmission of HIV in culture, but whether it increases infectivity in humans is not yet known.

Published
15 December 2011
From
The Scientist
Contraception
Contraception and HIV transmission: Scientists and the media must give a balanced view

James Shelton, science adviser to the Bureau of Global Health, comments on recent reporting on a study of hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV infection.

Published
04 November 2011
From
Nature
Contraception
Contraceptive injections and HIV transmission risk - what happens now?

With new data suggesting that injectable contraceptives may double the risk both of acquiring and passing on HIV, how will this affect women’s contraceptive choices?

Published
26 October 2011
By
Roger Pebody
Malaria
Uganda: Research Links Rapid HIV Spread to Malaria Infections

Malaria could be contributing to the spread of HIV in Uganda by making carriers more likely to pass on the viral disease to their sexual partners, according to a new research.

Published
30 September 2011
From
AllAfrica
PrEP
PrEP acceptable to gay men and few report that it would change their risk behaviour

Approximately 50% of American gay men said they were likely to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but few reported that it would lead to a change in their

Published
10 August 2011
By
Michael Carter
Sexual transmission
Pregnancy doubled risk of female-to-male HIV transmission in Partners in Prevention study

Pregnancy increased the risks of female-to-male HIV transmission twofold among over 3300 serodiscordant couples from seven African countries, Nelly R Mugo and colleagues reported in a prospective study

Published
05 August 2011
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
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