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News and information about HIV in women. The heightened vulnerability of women and girls to HIV is closely linked to gendered power relations and social, legal, economic and cultural inequalities.

PrEP

Oral PrEP Works Well in Women With Abnormal Vaginal Microbiota

Editor's pick
Poz
16 February 2017
Cancer

Treatment or watchful waiting for cervical abnormalities in women with HIV?

News
16 February 2017
Global health initiatives

Trump's 'global gag rule' endangers millions of women and children, says Melinda Gates

Editor's pick
The Guardian
14 February 2017
Adherence

Women significantly more likely than men to have suboptimal adherence to HIV therapy

News
8 February 2017
Cancer

UNAIDS calls for all women living with HIV to have timely access to cervical cancer screening

Editor's pick
UNAIDS
6 February 2017
HIV & criminal law

Malawi High Court Affirms Human Rights Approach to Criminalisation of HIV Transmission and Exposure

Editor's pick
Southern African Litigation Centre
1 February 2017
PrEP

Hope overshadowed – the US PrEP Summit

News
31 January 2017
Contraception

The Mexico City Policy: An Explainer

Editor's pick
Kaiser Family Foundation
24 January 2017
Contraception

Trump Strikes at Abortion With a Revived Foreign-Aid Rule

Editor's pick
The Atlantic
23 January 2017
HIV & criminal law

Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure a bigger burden on women, advocates say

Editor's pick
Toronto Star
16 January 2017
The biology of HIV transmission

Bacterial communities of female genital tract impact HIV infection risk

Editor's pick
Ragon Institute
12 January 2017
Smoking

Risk of pregnancy loss among smokers much higher for women with HIV

News
11 January 2017
PrEP

Risk score accurately predicts which pregnant and postpartum women would benefit most from PrEP

News
10 January 2017
Cardiovascular disease

African Americans taking ART have high incidence of illness associated with risk of cardiovascular disease

News
20 December 2016
Economic & social inequality

Migration and age differences between male and female partners fuelling the HIV epidemic in South Africa

News
14 December 2016
Women

Multiple motivations for ‘transactional sex’ need to be taken into account when planning interventions for African women

News
13 December 2016
Menopause

Ageing positively: the menopause in women living with HIV

Editor's pick
National Institute for Health Research
2 December 2016
PrEP programmes & uptake

Survey finds good knowledge of PrEP in Europe and a considerable amount of unsupported informal PrEP use

News
1 December 2016
Global health targets

UNAIDS announces 18.2 million people on antiretroviral therapy, but warns that 15–24 years of age is a highly dangerous time for young women

Editor's pick
UNAIDS
21 November 2016
Cancer

HIV, HPV and cervical cancer—leveraging synergies to save women’s lives

Editor's pick
UNAIDS
2 November 2016
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Rings, films or inserts? Researchers need to develop prevention products that make sense in women’s lives

News
21 October 2016
The biology of HIV transmission

Vaginal and rectal bacteria may have a big influence on HIV transmission and microbicide efficacy

News
20 October 2016
Global health targets

Controlling the HIV epidemic: ambitious funding, expanded workforce, innovations and micro-focus needed

News
19 October 2016
Sexual transmission

Anal sex may transmit four in ten HIV infections in US women at high risk

News
19 October 2016