A prospective cohort study of the effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate on detection of plasma and cervical HIV-1 in women initiating and continuing antiretroviral therapy

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Aug 1;66(4):452-6. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000187.

Abstract

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) use among HIV-1-infected women may increase transmission by increasing plasma and genital HIV-1 RNA shedding. We investigated associations between DMPA use and HIV-1 RNA in plasma and cervical secretions. One hundred two women initiated antiretroviral therapy, contributing 925 follow-up visits over a median of 34 months. Compared with visits with no hormonal contraception exposure, DMPA exposure did not increase detection of plasma (adjusted odds ratio: 0.81, 95% confidence interval: 0.47 to 1.39) or cervical HIV-1 RNA (adjusted odds ratio: 1.41, 95% confidence interval: 0.54 to 3.67). Our results suggest that DMPA is unlikely to increase infectivity in HIV-positive women who are adherent to effective antiretroviral therapy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Cervix Mucus / virology*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / blood*
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1 / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / blood
  • Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / pharmacology*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / blood

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • RNA, Viral
  • Medroxyprogesterone Acetate