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HIV/AIDS in Women
HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus, kills or damages cells of the body's immune system. The most advanced stage of infection with HIV is AIDS, which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
HIV often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. It may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person.
Women can get HIV more easily during vaginal sex than men can. And if they do get HIV, they have unique problems, including:
- Complications such as repeated vaginal yeast infections, severe pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and a higher risk of cervical cancer
- Different side effects from the drugs that treat HIV
- The risk of giving HIV to their baby while pregnant or during childbirth
There is no cure, but there are many medicines to fight both HIV infection and the infections and cancers that come with it. People can live with the disease for many years.
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HIV Infection in Women(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Women and HIV
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HIV Infection in Women
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Overviews
- HIV and Women(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- Women and HIV/AIDS(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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Latest News
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NIH to Test Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women(07/24/2012, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Women with HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk(07/23/2012, HealthDay)
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NIH to Test Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women
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Prevention/Screening
- Preventing HIV Infection(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- Take Charge. Take the Test. Look Out for Yourself and Get an HIV Test(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Disease Management
- Positive? How Are You Feeling?(Project Inform)
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Specific Conditions
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MedlinePlus: HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy(National Library of Medicine)
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MedlinePlus: HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy
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Related Issues
- HIV/AIDS among Women Who Have Sex with Women(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV Infections(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV/AIDS in Women(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: HIV Infections
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Research
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Microbicides Provide New Hope for HIV Prevention in Women(Fogarty International Center)
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Microbicides Provide New Hope for HIV Prevention in Women
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Directories
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
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Organizations
- AIDS.gov
- AIDSinfo(Dept. of Health and Human Services)
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NIAID Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Statistics
- HIV among Women(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States(Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) - PDF
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HIV/AIDS in Women - Multiple Languages
