Care of the adolescent with HIV.
The obstetrician/gynecologists may be responsible for the primary reproductive healthcare, prenatal care and pregnancy options counseling of the adolescent with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Important knowledge includes the stages of HIV infection, biologic and behavioral risk factors for HIV acquisition in youth, HIV counseling and testing procedures, and the reproductive healthcare issues in HIV-positive adolescents.
Henry-Reid
Lisa M
LM
Department of Pediatrics, Stroger Hospital, ACHN and the CORE Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. LHenryReid@aol.com
Martinez
Jaime
J
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008403:Mass Screening; D009774:Obstetrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014481:United States