Should Women With Hiv Still Have Children

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Survey: HIV- women desiring children with HIV+ man

Posted by Poppy

BAPAC, Bay Area Perinatel AIDS Center is conducting an online survey for HIV- women, desiring to have children with an HIV+ male partner. The goal of this survey is to collect data which will be useful in educating couples, physicians,... Read more »

HIV+ women who want to have children

Posted by Anonymous

I am a journalism student in the Boston area writing about some of the issues that HIV-positive people face today, and I am hoping to briefly interview women in the U.S. (especially Massachusetts) about the decision to start families or not. If you... Read more »

casting women HIV+ San Francisco

Posted by Anonymous

CASTING CALL: WOMEN HIV+ ages 2150
FOR HIV/AIDS PRINT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN ($1,500.00)

The Blackwell Files, a REAL PEOPLE casting agency in San Francisco, is holding a casting call for women HIV+ (FDA required) ages 21 to 50 years old, who would... Read more »

Would like to profile women w/HIV/AIDS for TV.

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I am working on a national television show called Lifetime Live. It is a news show for women: I would like to provide the opportunity to two women with AIDS to tell their stories: a young woman in her teens and an older professional woman. Please... Read more »

Poz.com on Women with HIV

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There is more to read at Poz.com but here is a sample:::::::

Girls' Night Out

As a woman with HIV in the 90s, I was a fringe statistic. Now, finally, the scientists and docs are catching up

by Regan Hofmann

In the mid-90s, when I first had HIV, I was... Read more »

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story on HIV+ women who choose to have children

My name is Kristen. I am a reporter at a News Channel. I am working on a story about HIV+ women who choose to have children. I am looking for women who have and who are about to have children. I am also looking for medical information about...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

The best way to lower an HIV+ pregnant woman's risk of transmitting HIV to her baby is to start on effective combination antiretroviral therapy early in pregnancy, have a C-section, and do not breastfeed.Brooks Jackson, M.D.... Read more »

HIV+male HIV- woman and children

Is is possible for HIV+ male and HIV negative woman to have children of their own...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Yes it is possible to have a baby, but there is a risk that the woman and baby may become HIV infected if you have unprotected vaginal intercourse.BJ... Read more »

HIV- women & HIV + guy

I meet this guy and we have been dating for about 7/8 weeks. We haven't kissed or had sex. I like the guy, but he just told me that he is HIV+, for about 18 months, from a previous relationship with another women. I still like him, at this...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,You've been dating for eight weeks and haven't even kissed yet??? Hmm . . . are you sure your new Mr. Right isn't gay? OK, let's assume he's straight as a lawn dart and positively charged. There is absolutely no risk... Read more »

HIV+ Women and pregnancy

What kinds of meds do women with HIV need to take during pregnancy and what is the latest % that the child will be negative?...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.In the US, pregnant HIV-infected women should receive triple drug therapy. The US Department of Health and Human Services have provided <a... Read more »

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U.N. Officials Call for Increased Action to Prevent Spread of HIV Among Women, Children in Asia-Pacific Region

More needs to be done to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among pregnant women and infants in the Asia-Pacific region, U.N. officials said on Monday at the opening of the first Asia-Pacific Joint Forum, the AP/ International Herald Tribune reports. At... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Poor Legal Protection for Women, Children Exposes Them to HIV: Experts

Women and children are at a higher HIV/AIDS risk because of the widespread failure to protect their legal and property rights, said experts at an International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) conference in Kuala Lumpur. These rights include... Read more »

HIV-Positive Women, Children in Russia Face Widespread Discrimination, Abuse, Report Says

HIV-positive women and children in Russia often face widespread discrimination and abuse, even from health care professionals, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Friday, BBC News reports. "The stigma of HIV/AIDS is with them... Read more »

What Are the Needs of HIV-Positive Women Who Want to Have Children in Lithuania?

This article is part of a transcript of a presentation delivered at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria . The original session took place on July 21, 2010. Jump to the table of contents to see other articles in the series. ... Read more »

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