By IDSE News Staff
New evidence from the highly publicized Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcomes (ECHO) trial, which found that certain hormonal contraceptives do not increase women’s risk of becoming infected with HIV, also found rates of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are alarmingly high among women in these countries, according to studies presented at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico City.
ECHO was a randomized, open-label clinical