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Weber, S 1 ; Waldura, JF 1 ; Cohan, D 2

Safer conception options for HIV serodiscordant couples in the US: Experience of The National Perinatal HIV Hotline and Clinicians’ Network. Weber, S 1 ; Waldura, JF 1 ; Cohan, D 2 1 National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

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Weber, S 1 ; Waldura, JF 1 ; Cohan, D 2

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  1. Safer conception options for HIV serodiscordant couples in the US: Experience of The National Perinatal HIV Hotline and Clinicians’ Network Weber, S1; Waldura, JF1; Cohan, D2 1National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 2Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA sweber@nccc.ucsf.edu Supported by a grant from the HIV/AIDS Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of the AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETCs) abstract #TUPDC0202

  2. Background & Methods • 140,000 heterosexual HIV serodiscordant couples in the United States • 50+% desire children • Serodiscordant couples and providers may not know the range of safer conception options • Many couples lack access to sperm washing or assisted reproduction technologies • National Perinatal HIV Hotline and Clinicians’ Network • Types of calls from patients/clinicians analyzed from 2006 to 2011 (N=152)

  3. Results & Conclusions Male+/Surrogate 7% Female+/Male- 9% Male+/Female- 84% Providing safer conception options to serodiscordant couples is a critical component of promoting the reproductive rights of HIV-affected couples in the United States. Perinatal HIV Hotline 1-888-448-8765

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