Depo Provera

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Find out what today’s Echo Trial results could mean for people who use the Depo-Provera birth control shot. (Tomas Bravo)

What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV

For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.

Bhekisisa Team Author
Bhekisisa Team

A South African study may have proved to the scientific community that Depo-Provera does not fuel HIV risk. Now, to tell women, activists say. (Reuters)

BREAKING: Study confirms this popular birth control does not increase your HIV risk

We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?

Laura López González
Bhekisisa Team

After 30 years of speculation about whether the three month shot makes women more likely to contract HIV

The ECHO trial is out: Depo Provera doesn’t lead to HIV

After 30 years of speculation about whether the three month shot makes women more likely to contract HIV, we finally have an answer.

Dylan Bush