Estrogen Oral Contraceptives

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timing of estrogen

I've decided to reintroduce tri cyclen to my regimen.This is NOT for contraception,but acne resistant to all other treatments(it cleared it before beautifully)and pms severe enough to warrant a self imposed "lock down",my question is...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I am unaware of any published information the directly and exactly addresses your question. Use of Sustiva can increase the estrogen levels while Viracept can decrease. I don't know what happens if they are all used together. If you take the... Read more »

oral contraceptives and hiv meds

I am currently taking neverapine and kivexa and would like to know what oral contraceptive is safe... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Oral Contraceptive

I was considering going on birth-control pills (ortho tri-cyclen lo) to help control facial acne; I... Read more »

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Patterns of Oral Contraceptive Pill-Taking and Condom Use Among Adolescent Contraceptive Pill Users

The authors of this study sought to describe daily adherence patterns of youth oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use, to analyze OCP protection on an event level basis, and to examine pill-taking and condom use during method transitions. Females ages... Read more »

Hormonal Contraception Use Has No Impact on HIV Disease Progression, Large Cohort Analysis Finds

In this study summary, Elizabeth Stringer, M.D., of the University of Alabama at Birmingham discusses a multi-country cohort study exploring the impact of hormonal contraception on HIV disease progression. After the discussion, there will be a... Read more »

Women and HIV: Hormonal Contraception for HIV Positive Women

Table of Contents Introduction The Range of Hormonal Contraceptives Contraceptive Use by Women With HIV Keeping HIV Positive Women Safe Preventing Disease Transmission Making Sure the Drugs Work Questions Remain Weighing In:... Read more »

Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange

Research Update: Do Hormonal Contraceptives Increase the Risk of HIV Transmission Among Women?

The results of a recent study generated a lot of media attention, suggesting that women who use hormonal contraceptives, in injection form, are at an increased risk of becoming infected with HIV and transmitting HIV to others. We don't think there... Read more »

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Nigeria Contraceptive Social Marketin

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Job Listing: Nigeria Contraceptive Social Marketing

The Nigeria Contraceptive Social Marketing Programme is widely considered
to be one of the most successful of its kind in the world. The programme
has achieved national coverage and currently... Read more »

hola janis yo de nuevo

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hola janis le eh mandado preguntas a el dr steve desde hace dos meses y no me contesta, la pregunta es esta janis nunca me he realizado una serologia de hepatitis B o C, he leido que hay seroconversiones despues de los seis meses en caso de estar... Read more »

Splitting Prezista 600mg into thirds...

Posted by lovelife, 2 Replies

I need to take Prezista 800mg. If I have only Prezista 600mg, can I brake the pill into thirds so I can take one 600mg and then add 200mg more from the splitting?
Is this feasible? Safe? Read more »

Viral Load

Posted by dee99gt, 4 Replies

I've been taking Atripula since about august 2010. Before they started me on the pill my viral load was 2698385. One month later its at 24483.. Jan 2011 it was at 4742.. and I just went two days ago and its at 591.. My doctor mentioned it takes... Read more »

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