Advocating for Assistance With Pregnancy Planning in HIV-Positive Individuals and Couples: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-271

  Yudin, Mark H ^a   Loutfy, Mona ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility; HIV; Pregnancy; Pregnancy planning

Indexed keywords

FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NOTE; PARENT COUNSELING; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; PREGNANCY PLANNING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SPERM WASHING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY;

CANADA; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 79961234553     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34829-0     Document Type: Note

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