Chapters of exceptional quality include those on breastfeeding, the pathophysiology of HIV disease, the impact of pregnancy on HIV progression, the role of HPV in cervical atypia and cancer ...
HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...
The fact that zidovudine therapy can prevent perinatal transmission of HIV infection strongly supports the need to screen for HIV during pregnancy. Controversy continues to revolve around which ...