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WATCH: New Video Shows how US-funded Contraceptives Aggravate African HIV Crisis and Kill Women - Crossmap Christian News

WATCH: New Video Shows how US-funded Contraceptives Aggravate African HIV Crisis and Kill Women - Crossmap Christian News
WATCH: New Video Shows how US-funded Contraceptives Aggravate African HIV Crisis and Kill Women - Crossmap Christian News
August 16, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) - Recent research indicates that women who use injectable contraceptives such as Depo-Provera might have a greater risk of contracting HIV, but the U.S. government continues to fund massive overseas shipments of the drugs to distribute primarily in African nations.Several studies have established a correlation between Depo-Provera (also known as Depo), which is one of the more popular contraceptives used in Sub-Saharan Africa, and HIV transmission.The Population Research Institute (PRI) has posted a new video outlining the link between the two.






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Curbing HIV Infection Amongst Girls And Young Women In Africa

Curbing HIV Infection Amongst Girls And Young Women In Africa
Curbing HIV Infection Amongst Girls And Young Women In Africa
(3BL Media/Just Means) - "Make PrEP famous!".This is the last line in this FSG report on the 2016 Aids Conference, which took place in Durban, South Africa between 18 and 22 July.I couldn't agree more.


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New Project Calls for More HIV Research That Includes Pregnant Women

New Project Calls for More HIV Research That Includes Pregnant Women
New Project Calls for More HIV Research That Includes Pregnant Women
ARTICLEMost HIV studies have excluded pregnant women, even the studies that discuss possible prevention strategies.Anne Lyerly, MD, MA, associate director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Center for Bioethics and associate professor of social medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, is leading the PHASES Project, funded by a grant of over $3 million from the National Institutes of Health, in an effort to address the need for effective HIV prevention and treatment options for pregnant women worldwide, according to a press release Despite scientific advancements, HIV remains a global problem; around 1.2 million people are infected with HIV in the United States alone, and of those people, about 13% are unaware that they are even infected, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).However, most of the research that is currently being done on HIV is neglecting a key population: pregnant women.


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Major Gaps in HIV Research Leave Pregnant Women at Risk

Major Gaps in HIV Research Leave Pregnant Women at Risk
Major Gaps in HIV Research Leave Pregnant Women at Risk
Major Gaps in HIV Research Leave Pregnant Women at RiskRelated: Potential HIV Medication Protects Mother-to-Child TransmissionAbout 8,500 women with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) give birth every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Although prenatal transmission has declined by 90% since the early 1990s, the need for studies focusing are pregnant women with HIV are very much needed.Research involving HIV in pregnant women typically looks at the fetus and not the actual woman, explained a statement from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.Lead author Anne Lyerly, MD, MA, an obstetrician/gynecologist and associate director of the UNC Center for Bioethics, said , "limited safety data on HIV-related drugs in pregnancy sparks concerns about unknown potential maternal-fetal exposure risks, which leads to reluctance to study pregnant women, in turn perpetuating the lack of safety data that could inform next steps for research."This is where the PHASES Project comes in.Led by Lyerly, the initiative was provided by the National Institutes of Health in the form of over $3 million.


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