Earlier menarche is associated with a higher prevalence of Herpes simplex type-2 (HSV-2) in young women in rural Malawi
Remarkably little is known about associations between age at menarche and sexually transmitted infections, although girls with earlier menarche tend to have earlier sexual debut and school drop-out, so an association might be expected. In a population-based survey of >3000 women aged 15–30 in...
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| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2014-01-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/01604 |