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A Guide to the Clinical Care with Women with HIV/AIDS, 2001 First Edition

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	Chapters	Page #s	Adobe
Introduction		Cover, i-xii	pdf 200KB
I.	Epidemiology and Natural History of HIV Infection in Women	1 - 32	pdf 320KB
II	Approach to the Patient	33 40	pdf 30KB
III.	Prevention of HIV	41 -76	pdf 33KB
IV.	Primary Medical Care	77 - 138	pdf 28KB
V.	Adherence to HIV Therapies	139 - 148	pdf 26KB
VI.	Gynecologic Problems	149 - 196	pdf 25KB
Color Plates		197 - 212	pdf 28KB
VII.	HIV and Reproduction	213 - 274	pdf 21KB
VIII.	Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations	275 - 288	pdf 19KB
IX.	Psychiatric Issues	289 - 312	pdf 19KB
X.	Substance Abuse	313 - 334	pdf 28KB
XI.	Adolescents	335 - 348	pdf 17KB
XII.	Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care	349 - 382	pdf 116KB
XIII.	Occupational Exposure	383 - 400	pdf 22KB
XIV.	Pharmacologic Considerations in HIV-Infected Pregnant Patients	401 - 470	pdf 25KB
XV.	Resources	471 - 484	pdf 23KB
Index		485 - 508	pdf 20KB

Women and AIDS: Historical Timeline: Terri L. Wilder, LMSW; Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight for recognition. Women had to fight to vote. Women had to fight to work. Women even had to fight to wear the clothes they liked. Twenty years ago women were fighting off unusual symptoms. Twenty years ago women were fighting to be diagnosed. Twenty years ago women were fighting to stay alive.
Women and HIV: From the US Centers For Disease Control, 1992
Pregnancy and HIV: What Women and Doctors Need to Know: An excellent collection of resources from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating Pregnant Women and Preventing HIV Infection in Infants: World Health Organization (WHO) - July 6, 2004; Guidelines on Care, Treatment and Support for Women Living with HIV/AIDS and their Children in Resource-Constrained Settings; Download .pdf document of this document.
Women and HIV Infection: NIAID, 1996.
Women and HIV/AIDS in Prisons booklet: National Minority AIDS Council, 2004; As a response to the increasing number of women prisoners affected by or infected with HIV/AIDS, NMAC has developed, and published, this informative booklet, which summarizes the impact of HIV/AIDS on women prisoners, as well as describe programs specifically designed to meet their needs. The mission of this booklet is to provide service providers, advocates, community-based organizations (CBOs) and prisoners, themselves, with the information necessary to establish effective and quality services for addressing HIV/AIDS among women prisoners.
Women Alive: A collection of other information

This information is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between you and your doctor.
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