Changes in key vaginal bacteria among postpartum African women initiating intramuscular depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate.

Changes in key vaginal bacteria among postpartum African women initiating intramuscular depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate.

<h4>Background</h4>The ECHO trial has relieved apprehension about intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), however it is still important to understand how DMPA-IM affects the vaginal environment. We sought to describe how DMPA-IM initiation influences vaginal bacteria a...

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Main Authors: Bridget M Whitney, Brandon L Guthrie, Sujatha Srinivasan, Kenneth Tapia, Eric Munene Muriuki, Bhavna H Chohan, Jacqueline M Wallis, Congzhou Liu, R Scott McClelland, David N Fredricks, Alison C Roxby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229586

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