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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.

The biology of HIV transmission

Microbiome research refines HIV risk for women

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
26 January 2018
Cancer

Women with HIV less likely to receive recommended treatments for gynaecologic cancers

News
25 January 2018
Young people

Despite numerous risk factors for HIV, a high proportion of Malawian adolescent girls and young women don't see themselves at risk

News
24 January 2018
Global health targets

Less than half of adolescent girls and young women with HIV have suppressed viral load in eastern and southern Africa

News
23 January 2018
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Higher When Mother Has Other STIs

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MD Magazine
16 January 2018
Contraception

Withdrawing Depo-Provera contraceptives would result in more lives lost than HIV infections prevented

News
11 January 2018
Bone & joint problems

Twice the rate of bone loss among ART-treated women than men

News
9 January 2018
PrEP

Six Lessons in Helping African Women Avoid HIV

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New York Times
19 December 2017
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

Undetectable = Untransmittable. So Why The Hell Isn’t That Catching On?

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Huffington Post
4 December 2017
Heterosexual men

Why is HIV prevention among young women and girls not working? We have forgotten the men

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Daily Maverick
4 December 2017
Cancer

ART reduces prevalence of cervical infection with high-risk HPV, pre-cancerous cell changes and cervical cancer

News
4 December 2017
PrEP

One year in: lessons on rolling out an HIV prevention pill in South Africa

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The Conversation
1 December 2017
PrEP

Young, fabulous & at-risk? How SA is PrEPing young women for the HIV prevention pill

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Bhekisisa
1 December 2017
PrEP

NIH launches HIV prevention trial of long-acting injectable medication in women

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Eurekalert Inf Dis
30 November 2017
Prisoners

In Prison, Women Are 9 Times More Likely to Be HIV-Positive

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The Nation
28 November 2017
Infant feeding

Despite reassuring data, we can’t yet say U=U for breastfeeding

News
22 November 2017
Government, leadership & policy

US: Trump Policy Harming Kenya, Uganda Health Services

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Human Rights Watch Health
6 November 2017
Cancer

ART reduces HPV, cervical cancer in women with HIV

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Healio
6 November 2017
PrEP

Helping Women Understand Their True HIV Risk

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Medscape (requires free registration)
30 October 2017
Retention & linkage to care

US: Most women diagnosed with HIV not linked to care

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Healio
23 October 2017
Women

Let's Advance the Conversation Among Black Women on HIV and PrEP

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The Body Pro
5 October 2017
Epidemiology & behaviour

Why are straight black women in Philly at high risk of HIV? Map offers clues

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Philly.com
4 October 2017
Women

Who Are Heterosexual Women Acquiring HIV From? Are Heterosexual Women's Partners A Hidden Population?

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Positive Lite
26 September 2017
Cancer

HPV researchers, Planned Parenthood win prestigious Lasker medical awards

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Washington Post
6 September 2017