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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.

Global health initiatives

Robin Gorna: Is an HIV free generation an achievable aim?

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BMJ
1 December 2012
Violence

South Africa: No Stop to HIV Infections Unless Gender Violence Addressed

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AllAfrica
27 November 2012
Women

Low levels of vitamin D associated with poorer long-term CD4 cell gains in women who start HIV treatment late

News
27 November 2012
HIV treatment

New fixed-dose combination pills measure up to Atripla - corrected version*

News
20 November 2012
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Lack of understanding of treatment benefits may discourage women with HIV from having children – and could increase the risk of vertical transmission

News
16 November 2012
Women

MSF presses Papua New Guinea on rampant sexual violence

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Bangkok Post
16 November 2012
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Manchester study finds link between increased premature birth rate and HIV

News
15 November 2012
Cancer

HPV vaccine may benefit HIV-infected women

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NIH press release
9 November 2012
PEP

Spanish researchers urge more awareness campaigns on PEP

News
2 November 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

African American women with HIV/HCV less likely to die from liver disease

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Science Daily
1 November 2012
Women

South African women who seek goods and services from sexual partners more likely to become HIV positive within two years

News
1 November 2012
Condoms & lubricant

Condom Use Drops When Young Women Use Hormonal Contraceptives

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Science Daily
25 October 2012
Taking an HIV test

The fear of testing for HIV still exists!

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Key Correspondents
24 October 2012
Cancer

Watchdog criticises maker of home HPV test for misleading advertising

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The Guardian
18 October 2012
Confidentiality, consent & medical ethics

Pre-marital HIV testing is a shortcut to nowhere

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Tehelka
15 October 2012
Experiences of stigma

Exquisite Corpse: The Stigma of HIV and AIDS

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City College News
10 October 2012
HIV & criminal law

Supreme Court decisions increase risk of violence, coercion & criminalization against women with HIV

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AIDS Action Now
8 October 2012
Cancer

Research supports longer Pap test intervals for HIV-positive women

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ModernMedicine
1 October 2012
Human rights

Namibia: Govt appeals sterilisation judgement

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The Namibian
28 September 2012
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

Late start for ART in pregnancy increases HIV transmission risk during breastfeeding period

News
27 September 2012
Adherence

Global evidence of lower adherence to ARVs after giving birth

News
25 September 2012
Epidemiology & behaviour

SWAZILAND: Child marriages banned

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IRIN Plus News
20 September 2012
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

ART for life cost effective for prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Uganda

News
18 September 2012
Epidemiology & behaviour

SOUTH AFRICA: The (re)making of men

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IRIN Plus News
11 September 2012