Changes in key vaginal bacteria among postpartum African women initiating intramuscular depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate.
Bridget M WhitneyBrandon L GuthrieSujatha SrinivasanKenneth TapiaEric Munene MuriukiBhavna H ChohanJacqueline Mae WallisCongzhou LiuR Scott McClellandDavid N FredricksAlison C RoxbyPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Our findings suggest that postpartum use of DMPA-IM and non-HC may have differential impacts on the vaginal concentrations of some bacteria that have previously been associated with HIV acquisition.