Hiv Teratogen

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meds effect on dna and teratogenic risks

Dear Doctor, Perhaps you could clear up the picture for me, for I find myself in a very difficult place. My husband and I would like to have a child, and we are both hiv negative. Two years ago, my husband underwent PEP with combivir and...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

There is no data to suggest there is any long term risk to a fetus from individuals taking post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). For precautionary reasons in clinical trials with sustiva (efavirenz), we usually recommend that men do not impregnate... Read more »

effects of ribavirin on HIV pregnant woman on ARV therapy

An HIV-infected woman on ARV therapy got pregnant from her husband who has HBV and HCV Infection... Read more »

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HIV prophylaxis during pregnancy

I am a healthcare worker who was recently had a needlestick from an HIV positive patient. My... Read more »

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Similar Efficacy and a Few Gender-Related Differences in Side Effects With Rilpivirine Versus Efavirenz at 96 Weeks

Rilpivirine (RPV) did not show teratogenicity risk in pre-clinical studies and is therefore FDA pregnancy category B, nor does it interact with the oral contraceptives norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol. For these reasons, it could be a useful... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated Information Regarding Antiretroviral Agents Used as HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis for Occupational HIV Exposures

In 1996, the U.S. Public Health Service first recommended using antiretrovirals as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) after occupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1 Since the updated HIV PEP recommendations in 2005, 2 two... Read more »

Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient

Table of Contents Introduction HIV/HCV Coinfection HIV/HBV Coinfection New Data From the Literature Conclusion References Introduction Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) constitutes two of the... Read more »

HIV Infection Among Incarcerated Women

HIV infection among incarcerated women has become a hidden epidemic in the United States. Factors that contribute to this epidemic include an increase of over 500% in the absolute number of women incarcerated in 1999 compared to 1980, and a higher... Read more »

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