Cervical and systemic concentrations of long acting hormonal contraceptive (LARC) progestins depend on delivery method: Implications for the study of HIV transmission

• Lyndsey R. Buckner ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lyndsey.bucknerbaiamonte@ochsner.org

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-609X

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• Erma Z. Drobnis,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5495-3489

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• Molly S. Augustine,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America

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• Lynette K. Rogers,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America

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• Jill Akers,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States of America

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• Patricia D. Mott,

  Roles Formal analysis, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2333-4738

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• Thomas J. Hope,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition

  Affiliation Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America

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• Alison J. Quayle,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2313-1292

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• Danny J. Schust

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States of America

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