Pregnancy in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents.
BACKGROUND
Long-term survival of patients with congenital human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has resulted in a growing cohort of perinatally infected adolescents and young adults who are sexually active and becoming pregnant.


METHODS
Two cases are presented to report our management of pregnancies resulting from unprotected sexual practices in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents who were HIV serodiscordant. An integrated approach, involving the specialties of pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and infectious disease, along with social services, was used to provide comprehensive care to these patients.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a need to address reproductive health issues, especially risky sexual behaviors, in adolescents who are HIV infected.
Levine
Amy B
AB
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA. alevine@drexelmed.edu
Aaron
Erika
E
Foster
Jill
J
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000821:virology*; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012947:Social Work; D047568:Unsafe Sex