Brief Report: Genital Microbiome, Inflammation, and Tenofovir Levels in Transgender Men and Cisgender Women Taking Oral PrEP
Our findings suggest a potential correlation between testosterone use, Lactobacillus dominance, and lower TFV concentrations in CVF, which may have implications on HIV acquisition from vaginal sex in TGMT. Future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further investigate these relationships.
Authors
- Antoine Chaillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-3857)
- Leah Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-3263)
- Magali Porrachia
- Jill S. Blumenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2307-9108)
- Maile Karris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-030X)
- Sheldon Morris
- Stephen A. Rawlings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3637-1447)
- Sara Gianella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9927-0849)
- Mackenzie Leigh Cottrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-5111)
- Elizabeth Hastie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-6968)
- Megha S. Srivatsa
- Kyra Forsyth
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Maine Medical Center (US)
- University of California System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000003521
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78
Funders
- National Institutes of Health