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  • Title: Advice for women seeking progesterone counseling.
    Journal: AIDS Alert; 1996 Jul; 11(7):78-9. PubMed ID: 11363550.
    Abstract:
    After a recent study showing that monkeys given progesterone are more likely to acquire simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), women's reproductive health experts are advising clinicians to stress the importance of condom use and calm worried women by pointing out that other studies are needed to understand the relationship between hormones and HIV risk. Researchers have learned that progestin causes a thinning of the vaginal wall--possibly an explanation for the increase in SIV infection in the monkey study. Because Depo-Provera and Norplant are long-acting progestin-based contraceptives, women using them to prevent pregnancy may be especially alarmed by reports of the monkey study. Women should be advised that using these contraceptives do protect them from pregnancy; women should assess the risk of contracting HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases; and women should modify their behavior to lower their risk.
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