Open AccessTenofovir use and pregnancy among women initiating HAART
Author(s) -
Mhairi Maskew,
Daniel Westreich,
Cindy Firnhaber,
Ian Sanne
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e328359a95c
Subject(s) - tenofovir , pregnancy , obstetrics , medicine , sida , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gynecology , viral disease , virology , biology , genetics
Recent studies have raised concerns about a change in rates of pregnancy among HIV-negative women exposed to tenofovir. Here, our objective was to determine among HIV-positive women whether use of tenofovir at HAART initiation or thereafter is associated with subsequent changes in incidence of pregnancy.