Strategies for Harm Reduction Among HIV-Affected Couples Who Want to Conceive

As effective HIV treatments become more widespread, HIV-infected individuals are living longer, healthier lives. Many HIV-affected couples (sero-discordant and sero-concordant) are considering options for safer reproduction. A large body of evidence suggests that reproductive technologies can help H...

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Published in:AIDS and behavior 2009-06, Vol.13 (Suppl 1), p.5-11
Main Authors: Matthews, Lynn T., Mukherjee, Joia S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Birth control
Counseling - methods
Disease transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control
Family Characteristics
Family Planning
Female
Fertility
First Birth Timing
Harm Reduction
Health Psychology
HIV
HIV Infections - transmission
HIV Seropositivity - transmission
HIV-1
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infectious Diseases
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Parenthood
Pregnancy
Public Health
Reproductive Medicine - methods
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
Reproductive Technologies
Review Paper
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Sexual Partners
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Summary:As effective HIV treatments become more widespread, HIV-infected individuals are living longer, healthier lives. Many HIV-affected couples (sero-discordant and sero-concordant) are considering options for safer reproduction. A large body of evidence suggests that reproductive technologies can help HIV-affected couples to safely conceive with minimal risk of HIV transmission to their partner. However, for most couples such technologies are neither geographically nor economically accessible. This paper addresses the options for safer procreation among HIV-affected couples who cannot access reproductive technologies.
ISSN:1090-7165
1573-3254
DOI:10.1007/s10461-009-9551-0