Data on the composition and structure of the vaginal microbiome in women with genital Chlamydia trachomatis published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases revealed that Lactobacillus iners- dominated communities were most common post-treatment.
Evidence of higher quality is needed to better understand sex differences in response to influenza vaccine.
Compared with injectable contraceptive norethisterone enanthate and combined oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive vaginal ring lowered cervical frequencies of Th17 cells, which may affect HIV risk stratification.
Safety and efficacy of isoniazid for the prevention of tuberculosis may vary between HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women.
Mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling test kits to underscreened women may increase cervical cancer screening uptake in healthcare systems in the United States.
In a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers hypothesized that the underrepresentation of women in HIV intervention trials in the United States may be a result of higher clinical trial screen-out rates in women compared with men. Although they found that screen-out rates did not differ by sex, researchers highlighted that the results underscored…
Maternal efavirenz use tied to increased risk among children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected
Front-line providers minimally could check HBV DNA and ALT during pregnancy to assess mother‐to‐child transmission risk but HBeAg is recommended to be included in the initial HBV evaluation to get a more comprehensive understanding of the patient’s HBV disease state.
In women with HIV, lower education and hepatitis C co-infection are independently associated with the onset of menopause before age 45 years.
Investigators found data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System that showed hepatitis C virus infection rates doubled among women of reproductive age between 2006 and 2014.
