Research on HIV Prevention for Women
General
 Top 10 HIV/AIDS-Related Clinical Developments of 2011 (December 1, 2011)
From The Body
- Pivotal HIV Prevention Trial for Women in Africa Finds That Use of Tenofovir Gel Does Not Prevent HIV: What Does This Mean for HIV Prevention for Women? (November 28, 2011)
Global Campaign for Microbicides statement on the VOICE DSMB decision to discontinue use of tenofovir gel.
From Global Campaign for Microbicides
- NIH Discontinues Tenofovir Vaginal Gel in "VOICE" HIV Prevention Study (November 25, 2011)
Product safe but no more effective than placebo.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
- VOICE Trial Changes Are Disappointing, Says AVAC; Calls for Continued Research to Find New Prevention Options for Women (November 25, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
- Microbicide Trials Network Stops Tenofovir Arm of Study After Findings Show Drug Less Effective Than Anticipated (September 29, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 NIH Modifies "VOICE" HIV Prevention Study in Women (September 28, 2011)
Oral tenofovir discontinued in clinical trial.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Illinois: Northwestern Professor Enlists Cervical Mucus in HIV Fight (September 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 In Order to Be Effective, Do Microbicides Have to Be Sexually Pleasurable? (September 7, 2011)
From The Body
- Treatment Is Prevention: ARV Treatment in HPTN-052 Reduces Transmission by at Least 96%: Single Transmission in Treatment Arm Occurred Prior to Viral Suppression (July/August 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Older Women Shunning Safe Sex: Survey in Australia (August 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Clinical Trials Show PrEP Reduces Heterosexual HIV Transmission (July 19, 2011)
In Black AIDS Weekly, from Black AIDS Institute
- Where Do We Go From Here: Proof That a Pill Can Prevent HIV in Women and Men (July 14, 2011)
From Global Campaign for Microbicides
- TDF2 Study of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among Heterosexual Men and Women in Botswana: Key Facts (July 14, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Project Inform Urges Government Action Following the Positive Results of Two PrEP Studies in Heterosexual Men and Women (July 13, 2011)
From Project Inform
- Open-Label Extension of iPrEx HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Study Begins at 11 Sites in Six Countries (July 13, 2011)
iPrEx OLE to build on news that PrEP slows HIV infections significantly in both men who have sex with men and heterosexual women and men.
From iprexnews.com
- Two Major Studies Prove HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Works in Heterosexual Women and Men; Build on iPrEx Data Showing PrEP Reduces HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex With Men (July 13, 2011)
From iprexnews.com
- Pivotal Study Finds That HIV Medications Are Highly Effective as Prophylaxis Against HIV Infection in Men and Women in Africa (July 13, 2011)
From University of Washington
- CDC Trial and Another Major Study Find PrEP Can Reduce Risk of HIV Infection Among Heterosexuals (July 13, 2011)
CDC assessing data from all heterosexual trials to develop interim guidance for use.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Longitudinal Associations Among Relationship Factors, Partner Change and Sexually Transmitted Infection Acquisition in Adolescent Women (May 17, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers to Wind Down HIV Prevention Trial in Women After Interim Results Find Drug Not Offering Protection From HIV (April 19, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The FEM-PrEP HIV Prevention Study and Its Implications for NIAID Research (April 18, 2011)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Results of FEM-PrEP Clinical Trial Examining Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Heterosexual Women (April 18, 2011)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 PrEP Ineffective for Women? Study on Truvada for HIV Prevention Is Unexpectedly Cut Short: A Blog Entry by Myles Helfand (April 18, 2011)
From The Body
- Can "Humanized" Mice Advance HIV Prevention? (April 12, 2011)
From amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
- Unprotected Anal Intercourse and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in High-Risk Heterosexual Women (March 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Cleaning Vagina Linked to Increased HIV Risk, Study Finds (February 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexual Health, Risk Behaviors and Substance Use in Heterosexual-Identified Women With Female Sex Partners: 2002 U.S. National Survey of Family Growth (September 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Men Using Condoms During Anal Sex -- Women Aren't: Health Department (April 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Diagnoses and Mental Health Disparities Among Women Who Have Sex With Women Screened at an Urban Community Health Center, Boston, Mass., 2007 (January 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vaginal Washing Increases HIV Infection Risk; Results for Dry Sex Less Clear-Cut (July 30, 2009)
A meta-analysis of data on vaginal practices and HIV infection from ten African cohorts has found that both vaginal washing with soap and wiping the vagina with cloths, tissues or paper were associated with an increased risk of acquiring HIV.
From aidsmap.com
- AIDS Prevention Trial in Zimbabwe Targets Women (July 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- University of Central Florida Research Yields Link that Could Prevent HIV (April 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Trichomonas Vaginalis Treatment Reduces Vaginal HIV-1 Shedding (January 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women Can Contract HIV Through Healthy Vaginal Tissue, Study Says (December 18, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Study Identifies Proteins That Help Provide Immunity Against HIV Among Commercial Sex Workers in Kenya (September 8, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Strategies for Change: Breaking Barriers to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for Women (PDF) (2008)
From Open Society Institute
- HIV Viral Load in Semen Is Highest Three to Four Weeks After Infection, Study Says (August 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Biology, Culture Make Women More Vulnerable to HIV Than Men, Experts Warn (December 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Vitamin A Deficiency Not Associated With HIV in Genital Fluids in New Study (June 1, 2002)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Woman to Man: Low Risk (Fall/Winter 1997)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
- Vaginal Secretions and Transmission -- Still Looking for an Answer (Summer 1996)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Contraceptives & HIV
- Baseline Correlates of Inconsistent and Incorrect Condom Use Among Sexually Active Women in the Contraceptive CHOICE Project (November 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Media Coverage of Potential Link Between Hormonal Contraception, HIV Risk Needed More "Critical Thinking" (November 3, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
 Can Certain Contraceptives Increase HIV Risk? A Blog Entry by Gary Bell (October 6, 2011)
"I can imagine that those who try to remain current with new developments in contraception and HIV risk reduction may cringe at discovering that something else might place them at increased risk of HIV infection. This time, that something else may be a popular form of contraception, injectable hormones."
From The Body
- Use of Injectable Hormone Contraceptive May Double Risk of Contracting, Transmitting HIV, Study Shows (October 4, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Hormonal Contraception and HIV Transmission Risk (July/August 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- One Session of Transtheoretical Model-Tailored Condom Use Feedback: A Pilot Study Among at-Risk Women in the Bronx (June 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexual Practices and Dental Dam Use Among Women Prisoners -- A Mixed Methods Study (August 31, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women and HIV: Hormonal Contraception for HIV Positive Women (Winter/Spring 2010)
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Relationships Between Condoms, Hormonal Methods, and Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction: An Exploratory Analysis From the Women's Well-Being and Sexuality Study (February 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diaphragms: A Strangely Permeable Wall (September 2007)
To read PDF, click here.
In HHS Watch, from Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project
- Male Circumcision Has Little Effect on Women's HIV Risk, Study Says (August 24, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Africa: Giving Women Diaphragms as Well as Condoms Does Not Decrease HIV Risk (July 17, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Researchers Conducting Clinical Trials of Diaphragm as HIV Prevention Method (February 27, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- South African Anti-Rape Condom Could Reduce Risk of Pregnancy, HIV, STDs (September 2, 2005)
The condom, which is placed inside a woman's vagina, would latch onto an unwelcome penis with metal barbs, and could only be removed surgically.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Effective, Female-Controlled Barriers on the Way, Researchers Say (August 15, 2005)
[Archived Article]
Summary of a review published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Focus on Female Condom: Research, Programs and Policy (2004)
A collection of resources provided by Family Health International.
- Self-Help Intervention Increases Condom Use in Young Women (August 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women Successful in Negotiating Condom Use, Through Intervention Program (July 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Significant Association Found Between Oral Contraceptive Use and HIV Acquisition (July 14, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from The Body PRO
- Morning-After Pill Curbs Pregnancy, Not Condom Use (March 21, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Uganda: Contraceptives Not Linked to HIV Risk (March 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Microbicides, Barriers, and Mucosal Immunity: The First and Second Lines of Defense Against HIV Infection in Women (January 27, 2003)
[Archived Article]
A slide show and audio presentation in RealAudio format.
From HIV InSite
- Outdated Contraceptive May Help in Third World (December 11, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Birth Control Linked to Aggressive HIV (Summer/Autumn 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
- Circumcised Men Less Likely to Get Virus That Causes Cervical Cancer (April 12, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The "Pill" Linked to Aggressive HIV (March 1, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Diaphragm and Microbicide Combination May Work to Block HIV (September 21, 2001)
[Archived Article]
In STEP Ezine, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
- Estrogen Creams Could Help Protect Some Women Against HIV (October 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Douching Is Bad for You (September/October 2000)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The Hormone Progesterone Has a Role in Simian AIDS (Summer 1996)
[Archived Article]
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Women of Color & HIV
- Q&A: Dr. Gail Wyatt, Sex Therapist, Expert in Black Women's Sexuality (March 29, 2010)
From Black AIDS Institute
- Study: Denial Infects the Mississippi Delta -- Black Women's Attitudes Toward Safe-Sex Practices Deadly (April 17, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Relationship-Based HIV Prevention Works for Minority Couples (June 3, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Communally Oriented HIV Prevention Shows Positive Results in Low-Income, Urban Women (September 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Does a History of Trauma Contribute to HIV Risk for Women of Color? Implications for Prevention and Policy (April 25, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Alarming CDC Statistics Demonstrate Need for Expanded AIDS Prevention Efforts Among Women and People of Color; ; Statement of Christine Lubinski, Deputy Executive Director, AIDS Action Council (April 19, 1996)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Action Council
Women, Violence & HIV
 Intervening in Interpartner Violence Should Be an HIV Prevention Strategy, Study Suggests (September 9, 2011)
From The Body
- Mediators of the Relation Between Partner Violence and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Women Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic (August 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Survey Shows HIV-Positive Women Suffer From Human Rights Violations (March 8, 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- Violence Against Women Linked to HIV Risk (December 17, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Connection Between Domestic Violence and HIV: A Blog Entry by Candace Y.A. Montague (October 18, 2010)
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic Violence is a pattern of behavior used by someone to establish power and control over another person through fear and intimidation.
From The Body
- Study: Mass Rape Increases HIV Transmission (October 4, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- NPR Examines U.N.'s Effort to Stop Sexual Violence in War (April 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Standard and Gendered STI/HIV Risk Behavior, and STI/HIV Diagnosis Among a Clinic-Based Sample of Men (February 3, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Experience of Sexual Violence Among Women in HIV Discordant Unions After Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing: A Qualitative Critical Incident Study in Uganda (November 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Violence Against Women Fuels HIV Growth, Sparks New Caribbean Group Into Action (June 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Forced Sex Poses Five Times the HIV Risk Compared to Consensual Sex (August 5, 2008)
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO
- South African Anti-Rape Condom Could Reduce Risk of Pregnancy, HIV, STDs (September 2, 2005)
The condom, which is placed inside a woman's vagina, would latch onto an unwelcome penis with metal barbs, and could only be removed surgically.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Girls Abused by Dates at Higher STD Risk (August 4, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexual Abuse History, Risk Behavior, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The Impact of Age at Abuse (August 1, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- West Virginia Rape Rate Is One in Nine, Federal Report Says (August 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV-Positive Women Report More Lifetime Partner Violence: Findings from a Voluntary Counseling and Testing Clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (August 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rape of Girls in South Africa (February 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Women, Healthcare & Violence (March 1999)
[Archived Article]
A report from the Ninth International Nursing Conference on Ending Violence Against Women.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
- Dangerous Liaisons: Rape and HIV (November 1998)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Postexposure Antiretroviral Treatment for Rape Survivors? (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- Childhood Sexual Abuse as an HIV Risk Factor in Women (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
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