Estrogen Oral Contraceptives

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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 »

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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 to take with the above meds....

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Concomitant use of nevirapine and hormonal contraceptives containing ethinyl estradiol may result in decreased plasma concentrations of the contraceptive, thereby making it less effective. Therefore, hormonal contraception should not be used as... Read more »

Oral Contraceptive

I was considering going on birth-control pills (ortho tri-cyclen lo) to help control facial acne; I am in my early 30s and my acne seems to be stress/hormonal related. I was diagnosed HIV positive in November and I am not currently on any meds...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Oral contraceptives remain an appropriate option for the HIV infected woman. However, a number of antiretrovirals such as nelfinavir, ritonavir, amprenavir, kaletra, and efavirenz may be associated with decreased effectiveness of oral contraceptives... Read more »

Warnings about Reyataz and Contraceptives - what about HRT?

Hi Doc,upon reading the recent warnings about Reyataz and contraceptives I wondered if the same applies for Reyataz and Hormone Replacement Therapy? My current regime is Reyataz (300mg), Viramune (200mg - yes it is enough), Viread (1 tablet) and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The concern with estrogens class hormones and protease inhibitors is a potential for altered (decreased) levels of the hormones with less effiacacy. They often be used together in some situations but additional monitoring and sometimes dose... Read more »

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