GMHC Treatment Issues
Table of Contents, July/August 1997

From Gay Men's Health Crisis

This is our summer double issue on women and children, including reports from the National Conference on Women and HIV. The guest editor of this issue was Risa Denenberg. Risa is a Family Nurse Practitioner, colposcopist and medical writer, with an extensive background in women's health. She is currently a Senior Trainer at Cicatelli Associates. Inc.

AIDS Mortality Rates Biased by Gender
Psychosocial factors contribute to women reaping less benefit from recent treatment advances than other segments of the population
Women's Natural History Studies
Highlights of what we've learned so far from two large ongoing studies
Office on Women's Health
July meeting examines issues affecting women living with HIV, but the office's authority and will to implement recommendations are doubtful
Wasting in Women
Conflicting data on how gender-based differences in body composition affect the course of wasting in the sexes
The Vaginal Ecology
The importance of a healthy vagina in fighting off HIV and other STDs
Protease Inhibitors and Oral Contraceptives
How protease inhibitors affect oral contraceptive levels
Comfort Measures
Some home remedies for common vaginal conditions
Cervical Cancer
Monitoring the course of HPV and dysplasia is crucial in HIV-positive women
Pap Smear Management
Recommendations for follow-up care based on Pap smear results
Genital Warts
A list of treatment options
Candidiasis
Lowering the incidence of this common AIDS-related condition
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PID -- The course of disease is more complicated in HIV-positive women
Woman-Controlled Prevention Methods
Various devices (in development or currently available) can help women protect themselves from STDs
Childhood Sexual Abuse
A history of sexual abuse is strongly linked to future risk for HIV infection in women
Post Sexual Exposure Prophylaxis
Antiviral treatment may be routinely offered to rape victims
Women Who Have Sex With Women
The CDC has begun tracking risk behaviors and HIV seroprevalance in WSW
Mother-to-Infant Transmission
Progress in the field reduces risk of HIV transmission during pregnancy and delivery
Care during Pregnancy
Clinical management of HIV-positive pregnant women
Vertical Transmission Clinical Trials Table
Placebo-controlled trials in the developing world deny treatment access to participants
Pregnancy Guidelines
A look at the contradictions inherent in the Public Health Service recommendations for antiviral use during pregnancy
Mandatory Testing
HIV testing of women and their newborns for "their own good," whether they want it or not
Management of HIV-Exposed Newborns
Early diagnosis allows early treatment of HIV-positive infants
ACTG 300
This pediatric trial supposedly demonstrates that two drugs are better than one, but once again, the results raise as many questions as they answer
Primary Care for Children
Aggressive treatment offers hope for improved survival
Pediatric Pain Management
The importance of recognizing and treating pain in children

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GMHC Treatment Issues Table of Contents, July/August 1997

GMHC Treatment Issues
Table of Contents, July/August 1997