Hiv Transmission During Conception

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conception- where the father is HIV+ and the mother HIV neg.

I work as an HIV counsellor in the UK and have two pairs of sero-discordant would-be parents. Although sperm washing is available here- the cost is ,for most people, prohibitive. These couples are desperate to have children of their own and I am...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

The best alternative is to have artificial insemination by a HIV negative donor. If the couple really want to have a baby, this is what I suggest. 1. The man should be on antiretroviral therapy and have an undetectable viral load in is blood. It... Read more »

KIND OF COMPLICATED QUESTION ABOUT HIV+ AND CONCEPTION

I have sort of a confusing qusetion - If a hiv negative woman has intercourse with a HIV+ male, and... Read more »

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D. »

transmission from hiv+ father?

Has the baby more chances of infection by hiv, if the father is positive. How does hiv + positive... Read more »

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D. »

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Articles

Contraception Access for HIV-Positive Women Should Be Boosted to Prevent Mother-to-Child Transmission, Letter to Editor Says

Preventing unintended pregnancies among HIV-positive women is an "important and cost-effective way" to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, Willard Cates, president of research at the Institute for Family Health at Family Health International ,... Read more »

Sorting Out CDC Data and Guidelines on Preventing HIV Transmission From Positives

Kathleen Irwin, M.D., M.P.H., Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Nicole Crepaz, Ph.D., Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Table of Contents What's New in Updated CDC... Read more »

Antiretroviral Drugs Could Be Used to Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV, Study Says

Antiretroviral drugs might be effective at preventing the vaginal transmission of HIV, according to a study published in the Jan. 14 issue of PLoS Medicine , the Austin American-Statesman reports. For the study, Victor Garcia-Martinez, professor... Read more »

Intermittent Oral PrEP May Be as Effective as Daily Oral PrEP for Prevention of Rectal HIV Transmission, Macaque Study Suggests

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read his explanation of a study he presented at CROI 2009. My... Read more »

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Blood transmission...scared

Posted by SBGuard, 1 Reply

I'm a 22 year old female and I work as a security guard. A little over two weeks ago, I responded to a fight out in a parking. Two males were fighting (they were hitting each other in the ribs, face, and abdomen-which resulted in a lot of blood-and... Read more »

Things to know about HIV Transmission

Posted by health2010, 1 Reply

is it true that an hiv test is invalid if the blood drawn for the test is among several drawings of blood duirng the same session for other tests? Read more »

Things to know about HIV Transmission

Posted by bartleby, 2 Replies

Before you worry your head off about HIV, please make sure you understand some basics to see if you if you were at risk.
What is HIV?
How is HIV transmitted? Read more »

HIV Transmission Risk

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I need to ascess my risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. 6 days ago, I met up with this man that I had chatted to online and we had unprotected sex.
There was a lot of open mouth kissing and fondling. He proceeded to masturbate... Read more »

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