Worldwide, hormonal contraceptives are used by 41 million women and about 2 million women in the United States. The most popular is Depo-Provera. While clinical studies indicate women using injectable ...

AMSTERDAM — When injection-drug users living with HIV have easy access to methadone-maintenance therapy, the risk for transmission of the virus is reduced, results from a longitudinal study show. In ...

It’s possible to contract HIV through oral sex, although it’s less common than contracting HIV through vaginal or anal sex. Medications, condoms, and dental dams are all methods that can help prevent ...

The risk of passing on the HIV virus is completely eliminated by effective drugs treatment, a landmark study has shown, in a significant boost to the prospects of ending the AIDS pandemic. A study of ...

Mr. R, a 22-year-old gay man, presents with a maculopapular rash of broad distribution involving the palms and soles. A review of systems reveals that eight weeks prior to this examination, he had a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it's unclear how many ...

Data from several surveys conducted since 2005 indicate a continuous gap in HIV prevention and transmission between adolescent females and males in sub-Saharan Africa. Among 2 subregions of ...

Each time LaTonya looks at framed photos of herself breastfeeding her baby son for the first time, she swells with emotion. As a mother living with HIV in Colorado, it was a moment she wanted to ...