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096    WC 503.2 C594 2004 
100 1  Clark, Rebecca A.,|d1958- 
245 12 A woman's guide to living with HIV infection /|cRebecca A.
       Clark, Robert T. Maupin Jr., Jill Hayes Hammer. 
264  1 Baltimore :|bJohns Hopkins University Press,|c[2004] 
264  4 |c©2004 
300    xii, 314 pages ;|c22 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  A Johns Hopkins Press health book 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-301) and 
       index. 
505 0  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 --
505 0  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? -- 
505 0  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 -- 
505 0  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 -- 
505 0  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. 
650  0 HIV-positive women|xMedical care. 
650  0 AIDS (Disease) in women. 
650  0 HIV infections. 
650  0 Women|xHealth and hygiene. 
650  2 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|xtherapy. 
650  2 HIV Infections|xtherapy. 
650  2 Women's Health. 
700 1  Maupin, Robert T.,|d1963- 
700 1  Hammer, Jill Hayes,|d1968- 
830  0 Johns Hopkins Press health book. 
856 41 |3Table of contents|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047
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856 42 |3Contributor biographical information|uhttp://www.loc.gov
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856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/
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