Do you think you will have children in the future?
2 (4%)
37 (84%)
<0.0001
Does your partner desire to have more children?
6 (13%)
29 (83%)
<0.001
Are you currently having unprotected sex with the goal of becoming pregnant?
0
10 (23%)
<0.0001
Has your HIV diagnosis impacted your plans regarding pursuing pregnancy?
25 (45%)
20 (45%)
1
Have improvements in treatment and intervention made you desire more children?
6 (11%)
21 (48%)
<0.0001
Does your viral load or CD4 count affect your plans to pursue pregnancy?
7 (13%)
8 (18%)
0.39
Does your concern of infecting your (HIV negative) partner with HIV affect your plans to pursue pregnancy?
16 (33%)
19 (51%)
0.12
Have you considered or used alternative options (not unprotected sex) to pursue pregnancy?
4 (7%)
8 (20%)
0.11
MTCT rate
<1
30 (55%)
29 (66%)
0.71
5–10%
11 (20%)
7 (16%)
10–20%
3 (5%)
1 (2%)
>25%
11 (20%)
7 (16%)
Healthcare provider communication
Has your medical provider talked to you about whether you were interested in becoming pregnant?
20 (36%)
18 (41%)
0.68
Have you expressed an interest in becoming pregnant to your medical provider?
3 (5%)
19 (43%)
<0.0001
Has your medical provider talked to you about birth control or contraception?
43 (77%)
28 (64%)
0.19
Has your medical provider talked to you about condoms to prevent STDs and HIV transmission?
52 (93%)
42 (96%)
0.69
Has your medical provider referred you to a reproductive specialist to discuss methods to pursue pregnancy?
4 (7%)
9 (20%)
0.07
due to omission by one respondent. excluding patients with no sexual partner in the prior year. excluding patients with no sexual partner in the prior year and 2 omissions.
