Women Are Often Advised to Test HIV Late
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Tiroler Tageszeitung OnlineCompared to homosexual men or drug users, women are only late recommended to take an HIV test. Most infections are usually found in women only during pregnancy.
Compared to homosexual men or drug users, women are often advised to carry out an HIV test too late, and the average age of people in treatment increases.
VIENNA. Women are often advised to take an HIV test late. Doctors and doctors would sooner think of the possibility of infection with the HIV virus in men who have sex with men (MSM) or take drugs.
Women are often advised to get an HIV test only at a late stage. Doctors tend to consider the possibility of HIV infection earlier in men who have sex with men (MSM) or use drugs. Women are frequently already ill or their partner has previously tested positive when they are offered a test, reported physician Katharina Grabmeier-Pfistershammer and Andrea Brunner, managing director of AIDS-Hilfe Wien (Vienna AIDS Help). They called for greater awa…
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