Use of Intrauterine Devices and Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition Among Insured Women in the United States | Zendy

Julia L. Marcus | Zendy; Jonathan M. Snowden | Zendy; Mara E. Murray Horwitz | Zendy; Sengwee Toh | Zendy; Casie Horgan | Zendy; Rong Chen Tilney | Zendy; Rajani Rajbhandari | Zendy; Soowoo Back | Zendy; Daniel Westreich | Zendy

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Use of Intrauterine Devices and Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition Among Insured Women in the United States

Author(s) -

Julia L. Marcus,

Jonathan M. Snowden,

Mara E. Murray Horwitz,

Sengwee Toh,

Casie Horgan,

Rong Chen Tilney,

Rajani Rajbhandari,

Soowoo Back,

Daniel Westreich

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciz791

Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , intrauterine device , levonorgestrel , family planning , obstetrics , gynecology , population , virology , environmental health , research methodology

Concerns have been raised about progestin-containing contraceptives and the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition. Based on health insurance data from women in the United States with intrauterine device (IUD) insertions during 2011-2018, there was no increased risk of incident HIV diagnosis for levonorgestrel-releasing IUDs versus copper IUDs.

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