Use of an Ethinyl Estradiol/Etonogestrel Vaginal Ring Alters Vaginal Microbial Communities in Women With HIV
Combined ENG/EE IVR therapy was associated with an increase in Lactobacillus-dominant vaginal microbial communities in WWH and may benefit those with bacterial vaginosis. EE levels were altered by the vaginal microbiota.
Authors
- Kimberly K. Scarsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-693X)
- Catherine Godfrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5797-7950)
- Nuntisa Chotirosniramit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9066-4772)
- Nicole H. Tobin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-6128)
- Laura Moran
- Susan E. Cohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5812-2607)
- Robert W. Coombs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2709-0512)
- Unoda Chakalisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5146-0491)
- Emília Moreira Jalil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6017-5660)
- Grace M. Aldrovandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1604-9637)
- Fan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2400-9021)
- Mey León
- Carmen Zorrilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7740-1636)
- Sarah L Brooker
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Puerto Rico System (PR)
- University of Washington (US)
- Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación (PE)
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases (JP)
- Social and Scientific Systems (United States) (US)
- President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (US)
- Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BW)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae524
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.69
Funders
- U.S. Department of State
- AIDS Clinical Trials Group
- Rush University
- ACT Government
- Chiang Mai University
- National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Office of Research on Women's Health
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles