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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.

Economic & social inequality

Government grants reduce HIV risks for teenage girls in South Africa

Editor's pick
Eurekalert Inf Dis
27 November 2013
Women

Economist wins Polanyi Prize for research into the unfaithful

Editor's pick
Ottawa Citizen
26 November 2013
Violence

UNAIDS Urges End to Gender-Based Violence in Effort to Reduce Risk of HIV Infection

Editor's pick
AllAfrica
26 November 2013
Women

African Commission condemns coerced sterilisation of HIV+ women

Editor's pick
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
18 November 2013
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Need for expansion of hepatitis C screening among veterans, 'baby-boom' generation and pregnant women highlighted

News
4 November 2013
Cancer

Anal cancer screening may be appropriate for all women with HIV, French researchers suggest

News
17 October 2013
Vaccinations & immunisations

HIV-positive young women have adequate response to human papillomavirus vaccine

News
16 October 2013
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Only a fifth of pregnancies among women living with HIV in the US are planned

News
15 October 2013
Condoms & lubricant

Female condom choices are expanding – new models have low failure rates and are acceptable to users

News
9 October 2013
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Liver fibrosis linked to immune activation in HIV/HCV co-infected women

News
7 October 2013
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Microbicide ring study shows users are reassured about discomfort but develop new worries about safety

News
3 October 2013
PrEP policies & guidelines

Who will PrEP be for?

News
1 October 2013
Cardiovascular disease

HIV and the immune system linked to heart disease in women

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CATIE
27 September 2013
Sexual transmission

Mass administration of schistosomiasis drug can cut HIV

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Sci Dev Net
23 September 2013
Women

Mexico: How Male Power Spreads HIV

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The Atlantic
17 September 2013
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

Study: Higher rates of acute hepatitis C virus clearance are seen in women

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News Medical
17 September 2013
Women

Women, Sexuality, and the Political Power of Pleasure

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LSE Review of Books
9 September 2013
Cancer

HPV vaccine wears off quickly in HIV-positive women

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Family Practice News
27 August 2013
Women

Partner violence may undermine use of female-controlled forms of HIV prevention

News
27 August 2013
People & personal stories

Island woman's life marked by stigma

Editor's pick
Times Columnist
8 August 2013
Reproductive health

Africa’s Lowest Cost AIDS Prevention Strategy?

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PLOS blogs
6 August 2013
HIV testing programmes & uptake

What HIV self-testing may mean for couples

News
22 July 2013
Experiences of stigma

Women with HIV feel 'under surveillance' during pregnancy and early motherhood

News
19 July 2013
Neurological & cognitive problems

HIV and illicit drugs interact to affect verbal learning and memory

Editor's pick
International AIDS Society
18 July 2013