| Description |
xii, 314 pages ; 22 cm. |
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A Johns Hopkins Press health book |
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Johns Hopkins Press health book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-301) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : women and the HIV\AIDS epidemic -- How to read this book -- pt. 1. Adjusting to life with HIV infection -- 1. Testing for HIV -- ELISA and Western blot testing -- Other HIV screening tests -- How accurate are the tests? -- Screening test in infants -- Procedures for HIV testing and reporting -- Feelings about a positive test -- Who should you tell? -- 2. Finding a primary care provider and preparing for your visit -- Finding a primary care provider -- What to expect at the first visit -- What to expect at return visits -- How to have the most productive clinic visit -- 3. HIV, the immune system, and monitoring tests -- CD4 cell count -- Viral load tests -- How HIV spreads in the body -- The effects of HIV infection -- The progression from HIV infection to AIDS -- |
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pt. 2. Meeting the challenge of HIV infection -- 4. Recognizing symptoms and preventing complications -- First HIV-related symptoms -- Non-gynecologic HIV-related symptoms -- The difference between HIV infection and AIDS -- AIDS-defining opportunistic processes or conditions -- Preventing complications -- 5. Hepatitis and the liver -- What Is hepatitis? -- How you can protect your liver -- How hepatitis is transmitted -- Hepatitis B infection -- Hepatitis C infection -- 6. Treatments for HIV -- Antiretrovirals and highly active antiretroviral therapies : what are they? -- Important things to know when starting treatment -- National guidelines for starting and changing HIV treatments in nonpregnant people -- HIV treatment names -- Recommended HIV treatment regimens -- HIV treatment side effects -- Taking HIV treatments with other medications -- HIV treatments in pregnancy -- Do people ever stop treatment? -- What can we expect from the future? -- |
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pt. 3. Sexual and gynecologic health -- 7. Protecting yourself and others -- How HIV is transmitted -- "Safe" sex and "safer" sex -- Unsafe sex -- Preventing HIV transmission at home -- 8. Gynecologic infections and sexually transmitted diseases -- Vaginal discharge -- Pelvic infections -- Genital ulcers (sores) -- 9. Human papillomavirus infections, genital warts, and abnormal pap smears -- Human papillomavirus infections -- Treatment for genital warts -- How often should women have pap smears? -- Abnormal pap smears, colposcopy, and treatment -- Cervical cancer -- pt. 4. Reproduction -- 10. Considering pregnancy and birth control -- Considering pregnancy -- When only one of you has HIV -- When both of you have HIV -- Timing ovulation -- Trouble becoming pregnant -- Choosing among birth control options -- Reversible birth control methods -- Birth control methods and HIV infection -- 11. Pregnancy -- Pregnancy testing -- Effect of pregnancy on HIV infection -- Effect of HIV on pregnancy -- Vaginal versus Cesarean delivery -- HIV treatments during pregnancy -- What to expect from your obstetrician visits -- 12. Menstrual periods -- Understanding menstrual cycles -- Premenstrual syndrome -- Menstrual cramps and pelvic pain -- Effect of HIV on menstrual cycles and ovulation -- Menopause -- |
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pt. 4. Reproduction -- 10. Considering pregnancy and birth control -- Considering pregnancy -- When only one of you has HIV -- When both of you have HIV -- Timing ovulation -- Trouble becoming pregnant -- Choosing among birth control options -- Reversible birth control methods -- Birth control methods and HIV infection -- 11. Pregnancy -- Pregnancy testing -- Effect of pregnancy on HIV infection -- Effect of HIV on pregnancy -- Vaginal versus Cesarean delivery -- HIV treatments during pregnancy -- What to expect from your obstetrician visits -- 12. Menstrual periods -- Understanding menstrual cycles -- Premenstrual syndrome -- Menstrual cramps and pelvic pain -- Effect of HIV on menstrual cycles and ovulation -- Menopause -- |
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pt. 5. Taking care of yourself : special considerations -- 13. Breast health, bone health, and heart health -- Breast health -- Bone health -- Heart health -- 14. Alcohol dependence, drug addiction, and treatment -- Drug and alcohol dependence and addiction -- Commonly used and abused substances -- Drugs, alcohol, and pregnancy -- Treatment for drug or alcohol dependency -- Treatment goals -- 15. Intimate partner violence and abuse -- Who may be an abuser? -- Why do women stay with abusers? -- Considering the children -- What to do if you feel you can't leave -- Making a safety plan and packing your safety kit -- Planning an escape -- What you should know after you escape -- 16. Managing your feelings -- Depression -- Anxiety disorders ("nerve problems") -- Trouble sleeping -- 17. Chronic pain, palliative care, and hospice -- HIV and pain -- Categories of physical pain -- Pain severity, drug dosages, and precautions -- Headaches -- Side effects of NSAIDs and opioids -- Treating pain in people addicted to drugs -- Other therapies for pain -- Palliative and hospice care -- 18. Planning for the future -- Thinking about the future -- Disability and assistance programs -- Living wills and advance directives (wishes regarding resuscitation) -- Wills and guardianship -- Taking control -- 19. Research studies and clinical trials -- Why volunteer for research studies? -- Regulations that protect you -- What to expect if you volunteer for a study -- Understanding the language of research studies -- Appendix 1. Sample tracking sheet for medications, tests, and vaccinations -- Appendix 2. Resources for people with HIV -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
HIV-positive women -- Medical care.
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AIDS (Disease) in women.
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HIV infections.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- therapy.
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HIV Infections -- therapy.
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Women's Health.
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| Added Author |
Maupin, Robert T., 1963-
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Hammer, Jill Hayes, 1968-
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| ISBN |
0801879132 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780801879135 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0801879140 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780801879142 paperback alkaline paper |
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