Review Article

Contraception for the HIV-Positive Woman: A Review of Interactions between Hormonal Contraception and Antiretroviral Therapy

Table 1

DHHS preferred antiretroviral regimens for antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients [11].

NNRTI-based regimenEfavirenz (NNRTI) + tenofovir (NRTI) + emtricitabine (NRTI)
PI-based regimensAtazanavir/ritonavir (PI) + tenofovir (NRTI) + emtricitabine (NRTI)
Darunavir/ritonavir (once daily) (PI) + tenofovir (NRTI) + emtricitabine (NRTI)
INSTI-based regimenRaltegravir (II) + tenofovir (NRTI) + emtricitabine (NRTI)
Preferred regimen for pregnant womenLopinavir/ritonavir (twice daily) (PI) + zidovudine (NRTI) + lamivudine (NRTI)

Abbreviations. NNRTI: nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor; NRTI: nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitor; PI: protease inhibitor; INSTI (II): integrase strand transfer inhibitor.