[HTML][HTML] Intravaginal practices, bacterial vaginosis, and HIV infection in women: individual participant data meta-analysis

N Low, MF Chersich, K Schmidlin, M Egger… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Identifying modifiable factors that increase women's vulnerability to HIV is a
critical step in developing effective female-initiated prevention interventions. The primary …

Hormonal contraception decreases bacterial vaginosis but oral contraception may increase candidiasis: implications for HIV transmission

JHHM Van de Wijgert, MC Verwijs, AN Turner… - Aids, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: A 2012 WHO consultation concluded that combined oral contraception (COC)
does not increase HIV acquisition in women, but the evidence for depot …

Highly effective contraception and acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections

CS Morrison, AN Turner, LSB Jones - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2009 - Elsevier
A key question for clinicians is whether an aetiological association exists between highly
effective contraceptive methods and women's risk of acquiring sexually transmitted …

Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in African Women

B Van Der Pol, C Kwok, B Pierre-Louis… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. Trichomoniasis vaginalis is the most common nonviral sexually transmitted
infection (STI) worldwide, with a particularly high prevalence in regions of human …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: an individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 …

EA Torrone, CS Morrison, PL Chen, C Kwok… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Estimates of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence are essential for
efforts to prevent and control STIs. Few large STI prevalence studies exist, especially for low …

[HTML][HTML] Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition: an individual participant data meta-analysis

CS Morrison, PL Chen, C Kwok, JM Baeten… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Observational studies of a putative association between hormonal
contraception (HC) and HIV acquisition have produced conflicting results. We conducted an …

Hormonal contraception and the risk of HIV acquisition

CS Morrison, BA Richardson, F Mmiro, T Chipato… - Aids, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Background: Combined oral contraceptives (COC) and depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate
(DMPA) are among the most widely used family planning methods; their effect on HIV …

[HTML][HTML] HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for …

K Ahmed, JM Baeten, M Beksinska, LG Bekker… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Observational and laboratory studies suggest that some hormonal
contraceptive methods, particularly intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate …

Regulation of adiponectin expression in human adipocytes: effects of adiposity, glucocorticoids, and tumor necrosis factor α

M Degawa‐Yamauchi, KA Moss… - Obesity …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Adiponectin mRNA expression in isolated subcutaneous and omental adipocytes
was examined across a wide range of adiposity to determine whether adiponectin synthesis …

From 'sage on the stage'to 'guide on the side': A good start

CD Morrison - 2014 - scholars.wlu.ca
While the now-clichéd shift from 'sage on the stage'to 'guide on the side'that characterizes
the changing role of teachers is a good start, it is just that–a start. In this paper, I argue for a …