Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent HIV Transmission to Women in Couples Attempting Conception When the Man Has HIV Infection - United States, 2017

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Aug 18;66(32):859-860. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6632e1.

Abstract

Existing U.S. guidelines recommend that men with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection should achieve virologic suppression* with effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) before attempting conception (1). Clinical studies have demonstrated that effective ART profoundly reduces the risk for HIV transmission (2-4). This information might be useful for counseling couples planning a pregnancy in which the man has HIV infection and the woman does not (i.e., a mixed HIV-status couple, often referred to as a serodiscordant couple).

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fertilization*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Risk Assessment
  • Semen / virology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • United States
  • Viral Load / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Retroviral Agents
  • RNA, Viral