title: Contraception choice for HIV positive women.
abstract: UNAIDS/WHO estimates that 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide and 50% of all adults with HIV infection are women predominantly infected via heterosexual transmission. Women with HIV infection, like other women, may wish to plan pregnancy, limit their family, or avoid pregnancy. Health professionals should enable these reproductive choices by counselling and appropriate contraception provision at the time of HIV diagnosis and during follow up. The aim of this article is to present a global overview of contraception choice for women living with HIV infection including effects on sexual transmission risk.
authors.affiliation: Mortimer Market Centre, Camden Primary Care Trust, London, UK. hmitchell@gum.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019111:Single-Use Internal Condom / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008875:Middle Aged; D013089:Spermatocidal Agents
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D013089:Spermatocidal Agents