Antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women

Article Abstract:

Approval of new antiretroviral drugs for treatment of HIV may make their use available to pregnant women. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of new drugs usually warns against using them in pregnant women until more is known about the drugs. Single drug therapy with zidovudine may no longer be adequate for preventing transmission of HIV from a pregnant mother to her infant. Doctors should honor the mother's decisions concerning her care by caring for her first and the fetus second. Registries of harmful effects of new drugs should be distributed and publicized.

Health aspects, Antiviral agents

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Pregnant adolescents at risk: sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted disease prevalence

Article Abstract:

Many teenage girls do not use condoms consistently and may have a sexually transmitted disease as a result. In a study of 203 pregnant and 209 non-pregnant teenage girls, 19% of the pregnant girls were diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea during the pregnancy. They were also less likely to use condoms than the non-pregnant girls.

Fabricated rubber products, not elsewhere classified, All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing, Prophylactics & Diaphragms, Sexual behavior, Sexually transmitted diseases, Usage, Risk factors, Teenage girls, Condoms

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Self-reported zidovudine adherence among pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus infection in four US states

Article Abstract:

HIV-infected drug addicts may not adhere to drug treatment if they become pregnant. Studies have shown that pregnant women with HIV can reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to their baby if they take zidovudine or other AIDS drugs.

Research, Behavior, Patient compliance, Drug addicts, Drug abusers

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