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Article: Hormonal contraception and STIs: researchers continue to investigate a possible relationship.(sexually transmitted infections)
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- March 22, 2003
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The possible impact of hormonal contraceptive use on the acquisition or transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, remains an important research question. However, current knowledge of a potential relationship is insufficient to change family planning practices.
According to the World Health Organization medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use, no restriction exists for the use of any hormonal contraceptive method for individuals with a current STI, at increased risk of STIs (for example, having multiple partners or a partner who has multiple partners), at high risk of HIV, who are HIV-positive, or who have AIDS. (1) Yet, ...