Mother Transmission Of HIV To Child

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Treating Infants, Pregnant, Nursing Mothers With ARVs Drives Down Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV

According to two new studies, "giving pregnant and nursing women triple antiretroviral drug therapy, or treating breast-fed infants with an antiretroviral medication, can dramatically cut transmission rates, enabling moms to both breast-feed and to... Read more »

Rapid HIV Tests Highly Effective in Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in India, Study Finds

Rapid HIV tests have been found to be highly effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in clinical trials in India, according to a study published online Tuesday in PLoS Medicine , the Times of India reports (Sinha, Times of... Read more »

Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus Vows to Continue Fight Against Mother-to-Child-HIV-Transmission

In advance of Mother's Day, Co-Chairs of the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, Trent Franks (R-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Jim McDermott (D-WA), introduced a bipartisan House resolution "Recognizing the potential for the virtual elimination of... Read more »

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placenta bleeding and mother-to child HIV transmission

I am 16 weeks pregnancy and I am bleeding, I understand its coming from the placenta which wants to detach from the uterus. I understand mother to child HIV transmission may occur during pregnancy. I have yet to go for HIV test and if positive will...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Not necessarily. However, I do suggest you get HIV tested without further delay. If positive, you'll need to be under the care of an HIV specialist as well as an HIV-knowledgeable obstetrician.Don't delay. Get tested now.Dr. Bob... Read more »

Followup on mother to child HIV antibody transmission

I guess I wasn't clear in my first post. If a mother passes HIV antibodies only to her child, then the child is not at risk for infection. But the child will be labled HIV positive. As a result there will be treatments with very powerful drugs...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Infants of HIV+ mothers will typically test positive for HIV antibody until approximately 9 months of age and even up to 18 months of age because of maternal transfer of HIV antibody across the placenta. Therefore, to determine whether infants are... Read more »

Mother/Child transmission

If a woman is HIV positive and she has a bleeding fever blister and feeds her young child off her fork, what is the risk of transmission?...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

If the child is not exposed to HIV infected blood, the risk of transmission in this case should be minimal.BJ... Read more »

mother to child transmission

can a HIV pos couple have a HIV neg baby? your reply is yes> how does this happen> doesn't the baby get the virus whilst in the womb with all body fluids present and even at conception? are you saying that the ARV's taken during...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If the mother is on an effective HIV regimen that has reduced HIV levels in the blood to very low levels (preferably under 50 copies/ml) then risk for baby to be born with HIV infection is generally less than 1% (risk to baby is related to exposure... Read more »

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hiv+ Moms w/child

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello,
What medication has the dr put you on? How do you feel? Do you take your medication regularly? How much risk is there in having a baby?
I like to thank you all for your replys in advance!!

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ME AND "HERB" ON "MOTHER`S DAY

Posted by POZGAL43

GOOD EVENING TO ALL MY READERS AND FOLLOWERS I`AM ABOUT TO TELL YA`LL HOW ME AND "HERB" SPEND OUR MOTHER`S DAY TOGETHER.BUT FIRST LET ME TELL YA`LL WHAT KIND OF MOTHER THAT MAKES A MOTHER`S DAY FOR A HIV-POSITIVE CHILD. FIRST NO ONE HAS TO TELL ME... Read more »

Transmission Risk?

Posted by grcboy77, 1 Reply

Hi,

Recently I rubbed a girl of unknown HIV status through her jeans. It felt a little damp. About 5 minutes later I thoughtlessly picked a pimple which bled. What is my HIV risk? Read more »

HIV Transmission from a Thumbtack

Posted by thedeceivingpig, 1 Reply

A kid had a thumbtack and he was giving people handshakes and poking them with it. Then he gave me a handshake and I saw that my right index finger was bleeding a little. I want to know if I'm a risk of getting HIV, please help I am very scared. Read more »

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