Bibliographic information
GuidelineConsolidated guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
New
Women living with asymptomatic or mild HIV clinical disease (WHO stage 1 or 2) can use the following hormonal contraceptive methods without restriction: combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs), combined injectable contraceptives (CICs), contraceptive patches and rings, progestogen-only pills (POPs), progestogen-only injectables (POIs; depot medroxyprogesterone acetate [DMPA] and norethisterone enanthate [NET-EN]), and levonorgestrel (LNG) and etonogestrel (ETG) implants (MEC Category 1). Women living with asymptomatic or mild HIV clinical disease (WHO stage 1 or 2) can generally use the LNG-intrauterine device (MEC Category 2) (Part I, section 12b).
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Very low