Have a child with HIV: reproductive options and possible risks

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At present, people affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can have a better quality of life thanks to advances in medicine and the drugs available to treat the disease.

However, couples in which one of the members or both are HIV-positive must take into account several precautions when having a child, both to avoid infection and not to transmit the infection to the offspring.

In any case, it is important that the couple ask for medical advice when looking for pregnancy, take all the necessary tests and an exhaustive control throughout the pregnancy once achieved.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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