Human immunodeficiency virus serodiscordant couples on highly active antiretroviral therapies with undetectable viral load: Conception by unprotected sexual intercourse or by assisted reproduction techniques?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 374-379

  Vandermaelen, Aline ^a   Englert, Yvon ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Child wish; Human immunodeficiency virus; Safe sex; Unprotected intercourse

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

CONCEPTION; FERTILITY; GENITAL ULCER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA SECRETION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 74549213083     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep412     Document Type: Review

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