Saturday 28 September 2013

BATTLE OF TITANS

 HIV MEETS CONTRACEPTIVES IN THE BODY

The battle of ARV drug and contraceptive in the body. HIV ARVs  drugs  (ritonavir based ) reduceses effectiveness of oestrogen based contraceptives, so take if care you are infected with HIV/AID virus and on oestrogen based contraceptives, you might just end up with unplanned pregnancy.

What does this mean?

Don't be scared, oestrogen based contraceptive are not common in Kenya.The only common oestrogen based contraceptive in Kenya are the ordinary pills, this does not include  e- pills so chances are that you are not affected by this information.

N/B

It is important to mention that only the ritonavir based ARV reduce effectiveness of oestrogen contraceptive

Oestrogen based contraceptive 

  • Ordinary pill  eg Microgynon,  Lo-Femenal, Nordette, Marvelon, and Yasmin
  • Three and two month contraceptive e.g cyclofem and cyco-provera.
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