PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE ED - , TI - Women, contraception and HIV AID - 10.1136/dtb.31.25.97 DP - 1993 Dec 06 TA - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin PG - 97--98 VI - 31 IP - 25 4099 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/31/25/97.short 4100 - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/31/25/97.full SO - Drug Ther Bull1993 Dec 06; 31 AB - Sexual intercourse brings with it the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which might include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Many women involved in penetrative sex will use some form of contraception and while barrier methods offer some protection against HIV infection, other methods might increase the risk. This article looks at how different methods of contraception affect the risk of HIV transmission to women.