Cyclic Shedding of HIV‐1 RNA in Cervical Secretions during the Menstrual Cycle

Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation

1991 • 3,219 citations

Hormonal contraception, vitamin A deficiency, and other risk factors for shedding of HIV-1 infected cells from the cervix and vagina

1997 • 327 citations

Detection of HIV DNA in Cervical and Vaginal Secretions

1993 • 264 citations

Correlation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels in Blood and the Female Genital Tract

1999 • 207 citations

Repertoire of Chemokine Receptor Expression in the Female Genital Tract

1998 • 203 citations

Small‐sample adjustments in using the sandwich variance estimator in generalized estimating equations

2002 • 160 citations

Evaluation of Performance of the Gen-Probe Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viral Load Assay Using Primary Subtype A, C, and D Isolates from Kenya

2000 • 142 citations

Effect of menstrual cycle on HIV-1 levels in the peripheral blood and genital tract

2000 • 113 citations

Characterization of immunoglobulins and cytokines in human cervical mucus: influence of exogenous and endogenous hormones

1999 • 100 citations

Isolation Patterns of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus from Cervical Secretions During the Menstrual Cycle of Women at Risk for the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1987 • 99 citations

The effect of hormonal contraception on genital tract shedding of HIV-1

2004 • 95 citations

Oral contraceptive use induces upregulation of the CCR5 chemokine receptor on CD4+ T cells in the cervical epithelium of healthy women

2002 • 77 citations

The Menstrual Cycle: Physiology, Reproductive Disorders, and Infertility

1993 • 72 citations

Progesterone-Induced Inhibition of Chemokine Receptor Expression on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Correlates with Reduced HIV-1 Infectability In Vitro

1999 • 72 citations

Identification of modifiable factors that affect the genetic diversity of the transmitted HIV-1 population

2004 • 72 citations

A menstrual cycle pattern for cytokine levels exists in HIV-positive women: implication for HIV vaginal and plasma shedding

2001 • 70 citations

Immunoglobulins, proteinase inhibitors, albumin, and lysozyme in human cervical mucus

1977 • 68 citations

Impact of the Ovulatory Cycle on Virologic and Immunologic Markers in HIV‐Infected Women

2000 • 66 citations

IgG and IgA content of vaginal fluid during the menstrual cycle.

1989 • 64 citations

Cervical and Vaginal Shedding of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1‐Infected Cells throughout the Menstrual Cycle

1998 • 59 citations

Effect of glucocorticoids on chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and HIV promoter-mediated transcription

1989 • 51 citations

The mucosal immune system in the human female reproductive tract: potential insights into the heterosexual transmission of HIV.

1998 • 46 citations

Role of Glucocorticoid Receptor Binding Sites in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Long Terminal Repeat in Steroid-Mediated Suppression of HIV Gene Expression

1995 • 44 citations

Regulatory Elements in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Long Terminal Repeat LTR(HIV-1) Responsive to Steroid Hormone Stimulation

1992 • 43 citations

Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Plasma and Genital Secretions during the Menstrual Cycle

1996 • 33 citations

Genital tract and plasma human immunodeficiency virus viral load throughout the menstrual cycle in women who are infected with ovulatory human immunodeficiency virus

2003 • 31 citations

The Menstrual Cycle Does Not Affect Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Levels in Vaginal Secretions

2002 • 29 citations