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Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
Programs must adhere to the longstanding international agreement to voluntarism, informed consent, and ensuring the right of individuals and couples to decide freely and responsibly the number and spacing of their children. Studies found that women living with HIV had been sterilized against their will, were pressured by providers to terminate a pregnancy, or were stigmatized for becoming pregnant. Studies also found that provision of antiretroviral therapy was conditional on using certain types of contraception. Litigation is currently being undertaken. A study found that HIV-positive women who accessed contraceptive services were not informed of the benefits of PMTCT programs in reducing vertical transmission.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
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Additional efforts are needed to provide information and more contraceptive options for women living with HIV (or whose serostatus is unknown) who do not desire to have a child or wish to space the next pregnancy. The 2012 WHO guidelines on hormonal contraceptives and HIV should be widely disseminated to programs and providers. Studies found that many HIV-positive women had significant numbers of unintended pregnancies and that preferred contraceptive methods were not available.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
1 study