Hormonal Contraception Use Does Not Increase Women's Risk Of HIV Infection, Study Says

... The use of hormonal contraception does not increase women's overall risk of HIV infection, according to a study published Thursday on the Web site of the Journal AIDS, Reuters reports. The study -- conducted by NIH -- followed about 6,000 women ages 18 to 35 in Thailand, Uganda and Zimbabwe and compared their patterns of contraception use with their risk of HIV infection. [click link for full article] ...