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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.

Cardiovascular disease

Why Do Women With HIV Have a Higher Heart Attack Risk Than Men?

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Medscape (requires free registration)
22 August 2017
PrEP

PrEPster joins call for PrEP for women

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Prepster
22 August 2017
Menopause

Liver fibrosis speeds up around the menopause in women with HIV and HCV co-infection

News
22 August 2017
Circumcision

Medical male circumcision for HIV has benefits for women too

News
26 July 2017
PrEP

Demonstration projects explore the feasibility of PrEP for adolescents and young women in South Africa

News
26 July 2017
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Another HIV vaccine efficacy trial will start this year

News
26 July 2017
Undetectable viral load & treatment as prevention

I'm A Grandmother, I Have HIV, And I Can't Pass It On

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HuffPost UK
19 July 2017
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Men often control use of women’s HIV prophylactic gel in Zambia

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Healio
17 July 2017
PrEP

Support Groups a Driver to PrEP Rollout in Kenya

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AVAC
28 June 2017
Retention & linkage to care

Why are women lost from HIV care during pregnancy? Malawi study shows social support and counselling are critical

News
28 June 2017
Vaginal rings & topical PrEP

Women’s bacteria thwarted attempt at anti-HIV vaginal gel

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STAT
2 June 2017
Cancer

HIV status may affect the progression of HPV infection to cervical pre-cancer

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Science Daily
2 June 2017
Women

Young women in Zimbabwe in sexual relationships with older men have an especially high risk of infection with HIV

News
2 June 2017
Global health initiatives

Unprecedented extension of Global Gag Rule puts HIV programmes at risk

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International HIV/AIDS Alliance
17 May 2017
PrEP

HIV, Vaginal Sex and PrEP Initiation: What Should You Tell Your Patients or Clients?

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The Body Pro
3 May 2017
People & personal stories

Nelly Mugo—rolling out PrEP in Kenya

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The Lancet (free registration required)
28 April 2017
Human rights

What women want – sexual and reproductive health rights

News
24 April 2017
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

The living legacy of the Global Plan: eliminating HIV in children

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UNAIDS
20 April 2017
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

PrEP should be given to all breastfed babies, researchers say

News
5 April 2017
Ageing & HIV

Studies look at brain and cognitive changes in people with HIV as they age

News
14 March 2017
Ageing & HIV

Minority Within A Minority: Women Ageing With HIV

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Huffington Post
9 March 2017
Infant feeding

Breastfeeding with an undetectable viral load: what do we know?

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Positive Lite
8 March 2017
Women

Bacterial vaginosis does not affect efficacy of oral PrEP in women

News
23 February 2017
Women

Women at the centre: WHO issues new guidance on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV

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World Health Organization
23 February 2017