Guidelines on Safer Conception in Fertile HIV-Infected Individuals and Couples

Source: Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
Publication Date: June 1, 2011

2011 guidance on making family planning as safe as possible for people living with HIV by informing decisions on contraception, adoption, fostering, conception, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Topics addressed include: discussing fertility and childbearing with HIV-infected women and men; contraception for the HIV-infected individual or couple who does not want a child; the HIV-infected individual or couple who wants a child, including engaging couples, optimising HIV therapy and addressing other health concerns, preconception workup, and safer conception strategies; and special issues, including pre- or postexposure prophylaxis.

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Keywords: HIV - Pregnancy, HIV - Prevention, HIV - Resource-Limited Settings