Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1991

Publication Title

Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association

Publisher Location

Reston, VA

Volume

46

Issue

4

First page number:

131

Last page number:

134

Abstract

As of February 1991, more than 16,000 cases of AIDS in women had been reported in the United States, but the ". tidal wave of cases in women is yet to come. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates of the number of women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) range from 1.5 million in Africa to I 00,000 in the United States. Within the next ten years, the majority of these women will develop AIDS and die. Some will live a bit longer, but all are eventually doomed to die prematurely. Most will not live to see their 40th year.

Keywords

Birth control; Female condoms; Sexually transmitted diseases – Prevention

Disciplines

Obstetrics and Gynecology | Women's Health

Language

English

Comments

Best copy available

Permissions

Copyright American Medical Women’s Association used with permission

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