Postpartum Sterilization Choices Made by HIV-Infected Women

Gretchen S. Stuart; Paula M. Castaño; Jeanne S. Sheffield; Barbara McElwee; Donald D. McIntire; George D. Wendel

doi:10.1155/2005/581205

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2005)

Postpartum Sterilization Choices Made by HIV-Infected Women

Gretchen S. Stuart,
Paula M. Castaño,
Jeanne S. Sheffield,
Barbara McElwee,
Donald D. McIntire,
George D. Wendel

Affiliations

Gretchen S. Stuart: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA
Paula M. Castaño: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA
Jeanne S. Sheffield: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA
Barbara McElwee: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA
Donald D. McIntire: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA
George D. Wendel: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390-9032, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2005/581205
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 217 – 222

Abstract

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Objective. To assess if HIV-infected women made different choices for postpartum sterilization after implementation of the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol 076 (November 1, 1994) compared to before implementation.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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