Want to have a baby? At the European AIDS Conference in Madrid, Dr. Valerie Stone checks in with David Evans about family planning for couples living with HIV. She discusses the latest on conception, including sexual intercourse between mixed-status couples, and the preventive care needed during pregnancy and delivery.
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jennifer, dallas, 2007-10-31 18:48:42
I have been hiv + for 14 yrs, and recently learned the same week I got married that I am resistant to all coctails, my Dr. wants me to try Infusion, is it possible for me to conceive and deliver safely? (husband is also hiv+)
Beth Benne, RN, is HIV negative, but
the virus has impacted her life. She currently supervises a biannual HIV/AIDS awareness week as
the director of the student health center at Pierce College, a
community commuter school in Woodland Hills, California.
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Overheard in the Women's Forum
"I think that it's OK to be angry. I am sometimes—it's natural—we are HIV positive. but I always try to not let myself stay there too long. Let yourself feel you are human. You should not beat yourself up about being angry."
