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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNC study: Common vaginal infection may increase risk of HIV infection
August 21st, 2008
A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health researchers have found. An analysis of 23 published studies, including data from more than 30,700 women from around the world, showed that women with bacterial vaginosis – the most common type of vaginosis in women of reproductive age – were more likely than others to be infected with HIV. The association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and HIV was stronger for women without high-risk sexual behavior. The results of this meta-analysis have been published in the peer-reviewed...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-08-21)
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