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Managing HIV in pregnancy.(MASTER CLASS)
When the HIV-AIDS epidemic spread across the Western hemisphere and into the United States, we all were petrified. We've made great strides with research and investigation. Today, we have a greater understanding of the biology of the disease, ways to prevent its transmission, and methods of control. Medication development has moved rapidly.
However, in concert with this good news, patients have become less anxious and, to some extent, have let their guards down. The scare factor seems to have decreased among women and their partners. As a consequence, the rapid decline in incidence that we had hoped for has not materialized.
The number of reported HIV cases in the United States now exceeds 1 million, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 25% of those living with HIV are unaware that they have the infection. Increasingly, women are at risk; the CDC reports that from 1999 to 2003, the estimate of AIDS cases increased by 15% among females and 1% among males.
Physicians will therefore continue to be confronted with women ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Managing HIV in pregnancy.(MASTER CLASS)