It has been linked with heightening a woman’s chances of acquiring HIV and Aids. A large study conducted late last year in Nairobi Majengo slums showed that indeed, the hormonal contraceptive increased the risk for HIV infection among women who used it.Experiments by Stanford University with female mice showed how the contraceptive could promote HIV transmission. “We found that treating humanised mice with Depo-Provera made their genital tissue more permeable to immune cells called leukocytes. It will detect it fasterThat means that women on Depo-Provera may be at a higher risk of getting infected with HIV through unprotected sex. However, this susceptibility was eliminated in mice treated with Depo-Provera (progestin based) and Premarin, a vaginal estrogen cream prescribed to menopausal women.

Source: Standard Digital July 05, 2020 21:00 UTC