Should ART be offered to HIV-serodiscordant and HIV-seroconcordant couples: An ethical discussion?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1956-1960

  Zutlevics, Tamara ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Ethics; HIV; Seroconcordant; Serodiscordant

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSFORMATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33747890070     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del082     Document Type: Article

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