Publication: Birth control counseling for HIV seropositive pregnant women
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1995-01-01
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00207292
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vol.50, (1995), S131-S134
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M. Piya-Anant, R. Atisook, P. Ratananikom Birth control counseling for HIV seropositive pregnant women. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Vol.50, (1995), S131-S134. doi:10.1016/0020-7292(95)02500-C Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/17463
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Birth control counseling for HIV seropositive pregnant women
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Testing for HIV antibody at the antenatal clinic in Siriraj Hospital started on 1 July 1991. It was found that the percentage of HIV seropositive pregnant women rapidly increased from 1.2% in 1992 to 1.9% in 1993. During those 2 years, 487 seropositive women were admitted for delivery or abortion; 23.8% were adolescents and 47.0%, young adults. Prevention of HIV transmission from mother-to-baby was birth control; 95 women (19.5%) chose to abort their pregnancy. After termination of all pregnancies by abortion or delivery, 83% requested sterilization, 12.9% accepted Norplant, 1.8% the pill and only 2.3% refused anything at all. Condoms were used regularly for prevention of HIV infection by 29.4% of men although Thai men generally do not accept them for birth control. Seropositive Norplant users had more bleeding than general Norplant users but treatments were the same. © 1995, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. All rights reserved.