Hormonal Birth Control and the Risk of Acquiring HIV
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2002-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether hormonal birth control increases, decreases,
or does not change the risk of women becoming infected with HIV.
Sexual intercourse between men and women is the main way HIV is transmitted. About 90 percent
of HIV infections in women are caused by sexual intercourse. Also, hormonal birth controls
are widely used. This study hopes to find out whether hormonal birth control changes the risk
of women becoming infected with HIV.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborator:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)