Two for the price of one

Int J STD AIDS. 2008 Oct;19(10):719-20. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008107.

Abstract

This case is about an HIV seropositive young woman referred for the treatment of severe menorrhagia causing anaemia due to adenomyosis where the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) proved useful in treating her heavy periods and also provided effective contraception without interference from the liver enzyme-inducing effects of antiretroviral medications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia / etiology
  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Contraceptive Agents, Female / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Endometriosis* / complications
  • Endometriosis* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity* / complications
  • HIV Seropositivity* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Intrauterine Devices, Medicated / statistics & numerical data*
  • Levonorgestrel / administration & dosage
  • Levonorgestrel / therapeutic use*
  • Menorrhagia* / drug therapy
  • Menorrhagia* / etiology
  • Nevirapine / administration & dosage
  • Nevirapine / therapeutic use
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Contraceptive Agents, Female
  • Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
  • Levonorgestrel
  • Nevirapine