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  Women Living Positive Summit Webcast
 11/29/2007 - 63 minutes
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     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Intravaginal Practices, Vaginal Infections and HIV Acquisition: Systematic Review and
Meta-Analysis  
Hilber AM,  Francis SC, Chersich M, et al
PLoS One. 2010 Feb 00;
 Paper

Male circumcision and risk of HIV infection in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Weiss HA, Hankins CA, Dickson K.  |
 Lancet Infect Dis. 2009 Nov;9(11):669-77.
 Abstract

Women and HIV infection: The makings of a midlife crisis.
Santoro N, Fan M, Maslow B, Schoenbaum E. 
Maturitas. 2009 Sep 22
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Compartmentalization of HIV-1 within the Female Genital Tract Is Due to Monotypic and Low-Diversity
Variants Not Distinct Viral Populations.
Bull M, Learn G, Genowati I, McKernan J, et al 
PLoS One. 2009 Sep 22;4(9):e7122.
 Paper

HIV Type 1 Infection in Women: Increased Transcription of HIV Type 1 in Ectocervical Tissue
Explants.
Asin SN, Eszterhas SK, Rollenhagen C,  et al
 J Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 11.
Abstract
 

 
Elevated elafin/trappin-2 in the female genital tract is associated with protection against HIV
acquisition.
 Iqbal SM, Ball TB, Levinson P, Maranan L,  et al
AIDS. 2009 Jun 23.
Abstract

Experience of Pain among Women with Advanced HIV Disease.
Richardson JL, Heikes B, Karim R, et azl
 AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Jun 17.
Abstract

Low Levels of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-1-Infected Women with
Menstrual Disorders.
Fumaz CR, Muñoz-Moreno JA, Ferrer MJ,et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Jun;23(6):463-8.
 Abstract

Feelings and conflicts of women living with HIV/AIDS: a literature research]
 Botti ML, Waidman MA, Marcon SS, Scochi MJ.
 Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2009 Mar;43(1):79-86.
 Abstract

Maternal neutralizing antibodies against a CRF01_AE primary isolate are associated with a low rate
of intrapartum HIV-1 transmission.
 Samleerat T, Thenin S, Jourdain G, et al
Virology. 2009 Mar 19.
 Abstract
 
Pill Taking From the Perspective of HIV-Infected Women Who Are Vulnerable to Antiretroviral Treatment Failure.
Stevens PE, Hildebrandt E.  
Qual Health Res. 2009 Mar 3
 Abstract
 
Pathogenesis and risk of HIV infection in women--review of recent literature
 Niemiec T, Rogowska-Szadkowska D, Wilczyńska A, El Midaoui-Niemiec A.
 Ginekol Pol. 2009 Jan;80(1):41-6
 Abstract

Building International Research Partnerships to Develop HIV Programs for Women of Color in the
Context of Social Inequalities and Human Rights.
Sanders-Phillips K, Pretorius L, Reddy P.
 Soc Work Public Health. 2009 Jan;24(1):60-75
 Abstract
 
Manufacturing disability: HIV, women and the construction of difference.
 Gagnon M, Stuart M. 
Nurs Philos. 2009 Jan;10(1):42-52.
 Abstract
 
A Study to Develop a Disclosure to Children Intervention for HIV-Infected Women.
Nelms TP, Zeigler VL
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2008 Nov-Dec;19(6):461-
 Abstract
 
Comparison of Cervicovaginal Lavage, Cervicovaginal Lavage Enriched With Cervical Swab, and Vaginal Tampon
for the Detection of HIV-1 RNA and HSV-2 DNA in Genital Secretions.
 Delany S, Rosas R, Mlaba N, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Oct 16.
 Abstract
 
HIV, reproductive aging, and health implications in women: a literature review.
 Conde DM, Silva ET, Amaral WN,et al 
Menopause. 2008 Sep 15.
 Abstract
 
The diffusion of a community-level HIV intervention for women: lessons learned and best practices.
King W, Nu'Man J, Fuller TR, et alz
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Sep;17(7):1055-6
 Abstract
 
Gender differences in the treatment of HIV infection.
 Floridia M, Giuliano M, Palmisano L, Vella S.
Pharmacol Res. 2008 Jul 30.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Gender and AIDS: time to act
 Greig A, Peacock D,  Jewkes R. Msimang S 
AIDS Aug 2008
 Paper
 
Women in the Time of AIDS: Barriers, Bargains, and Benefits.
 Mantell JE, Stein ZA, Susser I.  
AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Apr;20(2):91-106.
Abstract
 
A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
HIV-positive mothers' disclosure of their serostatus to their young children: a review.
 Murphy DA. 
Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2008 Jan;13(1):105-22.
 Abstract
 
Associations of cigarette smoking with viral immune and cognitive function in human
immunodeficiency virus-seropositive women.
 Wojna V, Robles L, Skolasky RL,et al 
J Neurovirol. 2007 Dec;13(6):561-8.
 Abstract
 
The impact of mental health, sexual desire and sexual importance on the sexual behaviour of
women with HIV.
 Craft SM, Serovich JM.
AIDS Care. 2007 Nov;19(10):1219-22.
 Abstract
 
Poverty, Gender Inequities and Women's risk of HIV/AIDS.
 Krishnan S, Dunbar MS, Minnis AM, et al
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007 Oct 22;
 Abstract
 
Antiretroviral drug exposure in the female genital tract: implications for oral pre- and
post-exposure prophylaxis.
 Dumond JB, Yeh RF, Patterson KB, et al
AIDS. 2007 Sep;21(14):1899-1907
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Does incarceration of African-American men facilitate HIV infection of African-
American women?
Adimora A, White B, Wohl DA
Infectious Disease in Corrections Report January 2007
 Paper
 
A WEEK IN REVIEW FEATURED PROFILE
Mortality among Participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and the Women's
Interagency HIV Study.
Hessol NA, Kalinowski A, Benning L, et al 
Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jan 15;44(2):287-94.
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Revised recommendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women
in health-care settings.
Branson BM, Handsfield HH, Lampe MA, et al
MMWR Recomm Rep. 2006 Sep 22;55(RR-14):1-17;
 Paper
 
Relationship between health care professionals and HIV positive women:
a gender approach.
Aguiar JM, Simoes-Barbosa RH.
Cad Saude Publica.2006 Oct;22(10):2115-23.
 Abstract
 
Body image in women with HIV: a cross-sectional evaluation.
Huang JS, Harrity S, Lee D, Becerra K, et al
AIDS Res Ther. 2006 Jul 6;3(1):17
 Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
The association of serum ferritin and transferrin receptor concentrations with mortality
in women with human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Gordeuk VR, Onojobi G, Schneider MF, et al  
Haematologica. 2006 May 16;
Paper
 
Severity of Child Sexual Abuse, Post- Traumatic Stress and Risky Sexual Behaviors
Among HIV-Positive Women.
Myers HF, Wyatt GE, Loeb TB, et al
AIDS Behav. 2006 Feb 15;
 Abstract

Increased Risk of Intrauterine Transmission of HIV-1 Associated With Granulocyte Elastase
in Endocervical Mucus.
 Kaseba-Sata C, Kasolo F, Ichiyama K, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Feb 1;41(2):249-251.
 Abstract
 

  Impact of drug treatment on subsequent sexual risk behavior in a multisite cohort of
drug-using womenA report from the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
 Latka MH, Wilson TE, Cook JA, et al
 J Subst Abuse Treat. 2005 Dec;29(4):329-37.
Abstract
 
  HIV-Risk Factors for Midlife and Older Women.
 Neundorfer MM, Harris PB,
Gerontologist. 2005 Oct;45(5):617-25.
 Abstract
 
  Treatment options for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
 Thorne C, Newell ML.
 Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2005 Aug;6(8):804-11
 Abstract
 
  Understanding the experience of HIV/AIDS for women: implications for occupational
therapists.
 Beauregard C, Solomon P.  
Can J Occup Ther. 2005 Apr;72(2):113-20
 Abstract
 
  Influence of Sex Hormones, HIV Status, and Concomitant Sexually Transmitted
Infection on Cervicovaginal Inflammation.
 Ghanem KG, Shah N, Klein RS, et al 
J Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 1;191(3):358-66.
Abstract
 
  Deconstructing stigma: perceptions of HIV-seropositive mothers and their disclosure
to children.
 Soc Work Health Care. 2004;38(3):105-23.
 Abstract
 
  Effects of empowerment among HIV-positive women on the patient-provider relationship.
 Marelich WD, Murphy DA
AIDS Care. 2003 Aug;15(4):475-81.
Abstract
 
  The politics of invisibility: HIV-positive women who have sex with women and their
struggle for support.
 Arend ED.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2003 Nov-Dec;14(6):37-47.
Abstract
 
  Women with HIV/AIDS: treating the fastest-growing population.
 Cohn SE.
AIDS Read. 2003 May;13(5):241-2, 244.
Abstract
 
     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters  
 
 
Influence of gender in predicting CCR5 coreceptor usage
S Nozza, A Soria, F Visco, et al
(Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection)
 Abstract
 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
 Women and clinical trials: where have we been and where are we going?
 C Hankins
(XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation
 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
 Women and trials in low- and middle-income settings: the Clinical Investigator's Perspective
 B Grinsztejn
 (XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation
 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
 Disappearing women: Property grabbing as a symptom of policy failure and deepening poverty
in the era of AIDS.
 K Izumi
(XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation
 
POWERPOINT POSTER PRESENTATION
 Prevention, treatment, and reproductive choices
 M Stevens
 (XVII International AIDS Conference)
 Poster Presentation
 
Clinical features of primary HIV-1 infection in women
 Meditz A, MaWhinney S, Feser W , et al
 (4th IAS Conference)
 Abstract
 
Women with AIDS: problems and patterns of solutions
 P Hansell , W Budin
 (16IAC)
 Abstract
 

POSTER
 Effect of HIV on Menstrual Patterns and Bone Mineral Density
G Gopalakrishnan, A Howard, N Budner, et al
(13 CROI)
PDF Poster     Abstract
Virology
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 genomic RNA sequences in the female
genital tract and blood: compartmentalization and intrapatient recombination.
Philpott S, Burger H, Tsoukas C, et al
J Virol. 2005 Jan;79(1):353-63.
 Abstract
HAART/Alternative Therapies Interactions
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Complementary and alternative medicine use decreases adherence to HAART in
HIV-positive women.
Owen-Smith A, Diclemente R, Wingood G.
AIDS Care. 2007 May;19(5):589-93.
 Abstract
 
     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters  
 
  Anti-HIV activity of olive leaf extract and synergism with HAART
S Lee-Huang, P Huang, P Huang
(12 CROI)
 Abstract
Immunology Studies
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Functional attributes of mucosal immunity in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and
effects of HIV infection.
Kobayashi A, Greenblatt RM, Anastos K, et al 
Cancer Res. 2004 Sep 15;64(18):6766-74
 Abstract
 
Lymphocyte changes in pregnancy: a comparison of the human immunodeficiency virus
infected and non-infected women.
Ibrahim T, Moodley J, Doorasamy T.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2004 Aug;24(5):498-503.
 Abstract
Disease Progression
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
X chromosomal variation is associated with slow progression to AIDS in HIV-1-infected women.
Siddiqui RA, Sauermann U, Altmüller J, et al 
Am J Hum Genet. 2009 Aug;85(2):228-39.
 Abstract

The Association of Cigarette Smoking With HIV Prognosis Among Women in the HAART Era--
A Report From the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
Feldman JG, Minkoff H, Schneider MF, et al 
Am J Public Health. 2006 May 2;
 Abstract
 
Evaluation of possible effects of continued drug use on HIV progression among
women.
Rompalo AM, Shah N, Margolick JB, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2004 May;15(5):322-7.
 Abstract
Symptom Management
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Sleep Disturbances in Women With HIV or AIDS: Efficacy of a Tailored Sleep Promotion Intervention.
 Hudson AL, Portillo CJ, Lee KA.
Nurs Res. 2008 September/October;57(5):360-366.
 Abstract
 
Effects of Testosterone Replacement in HIV-Infected Women with Weight Loss
Choi H, Gray P, Storer T, et al 
Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Dec 21;
Abstract
 
Symptom experience and functional status among HIV-infected women.
Hudson AL, Lee KA, Portillo CJ.
AIDS Care. 2003 Aug;15(4):483-92.
Abstract
Sexual Behavior
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
HIV Infection and Women's Sexual Functioning.
Wilson TE, Jean-Louis G, Schwartz R,  et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb 20
 Abstract

The Impact of Trauma-Focused Group Therapy upon HIV Sexual Risk Behaviors in the NIDA
Clinical Trials Network "Women and Trauma" Multi-Site Study.
Hien DA, Campbell AN, Killeen T, et al
AIDS Behav. 2009 May 19.
 Abstract

Sex and Relationships for HIV-Positive Women Since HAART: A Qualitative Study.
Keegan A, Lambert S, Petrak J.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 Oct;19(10):859-68.
Abstract
 
Sex and relationships for HIV positive women since HAART: a quantitative study.
 Lambert S, Keegan A, Petrak J. 
Sex Transm Infect. 2005 Aug;81(4):333-7.
 Abstract
 
Sex and relationships for HIV positive women since HAART: a quantitative study.
 Lambert S, Keegan A, Petrak J.
Sex Transm Infect. 2005 Aug;81(4):333-7.
 Abstract
 
Sexual problems experienced by women in an HIV-1 crisis.
Freitas MR, Gir E, Rodrigues AR.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2000 Jul;8(3):76-83.
Abstract

Changes in sexual behavior among HIV-infected women after initiation of HAART.
Wilson TE, Gore ME, Greenblatt R, et al
Am J Public Health. 2004 Jul;94(7):1141-6.
 Abstract

Prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction among HIV-positive
women in Europe.
Florence E, Schrooten W, Dreezen C, et al
AIDS Care. 2004 Jul;16(5):550-7.
 Abstract

     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters  

 
Sexual dysfunction in HIV-infected women: prevalence and related factors
Guelar AM, Villar J, Sorlí ML 
(Ninth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection)
 Abstract
 
Risk perceptions and beliefs about secondary transmission and re-infection among a cohort
of HIV-infected women
S Rubinstein,  M Teti, LE Lloyd
 (133 APHA)
 Abstract

POSTER
 Sexual Behaviour at Risk for HIV Superinfection and HIV-RNA Levels Progression in Women
followed in the SEROCO and PRIMO Cohorts
R Seng, F Boufassa, C Deveau, et al
(13 CROI)
PDF Poster     Abstract
Elective Surgery
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Case Report: Reduction Mammoplasty in an HIV-Positive Woman.
 Johnson RM.   
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 Jun;19(6):353-5.
 Abstract
Nutrition/Supplements
     
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Metabolic and Hormonal Effects of Oral DHEA in Premenopausal Women with HIV Infection:
A Randomized, Prospective, Placebo-controlled Pilot Study.
 Poretsky L, Song L, Brillon DJ, et al 
Horm Metab Res. 2008 Sep 22.
 Abstract
 

Body composition and metabolic effects of a diet and exercise weight loss regimen on
obese, HIV-infected women.
 Engelson ES, Agin D, Kenya S, Werber-Zion G, et al 
Metabolism. 2006 Oct;55(10):1327-36.
 Abstract
   
  Improving Dietary Habits in Disadvantaged Women With HIV/AIDS: The SMART/EST
Women's Project.
 Segal-Isaacson CJ, Tobin JN, Weiss SM, et al 
AIDS Behav. 2006 Jun 1;
 Abstract
   
  Women's Voices, Women's Choices: The Challenge of Nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
 Piwoz EG, Bentley ME. 
J Nutr. 2005 Apr;135(4):933-7
 Abstract
   
  Micronutrient Supplementation Increases Genital Tract Shedding of HIV-1 in Women:
Results of a Randomized Trial.
 McClelland RS, Baeten JM, Overbaugh J, et al
 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2004 Dec 15;37(5):1657-1663
 Abstract
   
  Selenium deficiency is associated with shedding of HIV-1--infected cells in the female
genital tract.
 Baeten JM, Mostad SB, Hughes MP, et al
 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2001 Apr 1;26(4):360-4
 Abstract
   
  Nutrition, HIV, and drug abuse: the molecular basis of a unique role for selenium.
 Taylor EW, Cox AG, Zhao L,
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2000 Oct 1;25 Suppl 1:S53-61.
Abstract
Ethics
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Enrolling Women into HIV Preventive Vaccine Trials: An Ethical Imperative but a
Logistical Challenge
 Mills E,  Nixon S, Singh S, et al
 PLoS Medicine  Vol 3, No 3. March 2006
 Paper
   
  Ethical issues in HIV.
 Dhai A, Noble R.
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Apr;19(2):255-67
 Abstract
Spirituality
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Spiritual Well-Being, Depressive Symptoms, and Immune Status Among Women Living
with HIV/AIDS.|
 Dalmida SG, Holstad MM, Diiorio C, Laderman G.
 Women Health. 2009 Mar;49(2):119-43.
 Abstract

Spiritual Well-Being and Spiritual Practices in HIV-Infected Women: A Preliminary Study.
Scarinci EG, Quinn Griffin MT, Grogoriu A, Fitzpatrick JJ.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2009 Jan-Feb;20(1):69-76.
 Abstract
 
Spirituality: A Cultural Strength for African American Mothers With HIV.
 Polzer Casarez RL, Miles MS.  
Clin Nurs Res. 2008 May;17(2):118-32.
 Abstract
 
The role of spirituality in sustaining the psychological well-being of HIV-positive
black women.
 Braxton ND, Lang DL, M Sales J, et al 
Women Health. 2007;46(2-3):113-29.
 Abstract
 
Spirituality, Coping, and HIV Risk and Prevention in a Sample of Severely Mentally Ill
Puerto Rican Women.
Loue S, Sajatovic M. 
J Urban Health. 2006 Nov 28
 Abstract

Spirituality, mental health, physical health, and health-related quality of life among
women with hiv/aids: integrating spirituality into mental health care.
 Dalmida SG.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Feb-Mar;27(2):185-98.
Abstract
Prevention
     
HIV Infection

   General Reports
 
    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The Attitudes of Females in Drug Court Toward Additional Safeguards in HIV Prevention Research.
 Dubois JM, Callahan O'Leary C, Cottler LB. 
Prev Sci. 2009 May 19. [
 Abstract

Vaginal Drug Delivery Systems for HIV Prevention.
 Rohan LC, Sassi AB. 
AAPS J. 2009 Feb 5.
 Abstract
 
Exploring Diaphragm Use as a Potential HIV Prevention Strategy Among Women in the
United States at Risk.
Harvey SM, Branch MR, Thorburn S, Warren J, Casillas A.
AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Apr;20(2):135-47.
 Abstract

Preliminary Evidence for the Integration of Music into HIV Prevention for Severely Mentally Ill
Latinas.
 Loue S, Mendez N, Sajatovic M.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Apr 8
 Abstract
 
   ARV Prophylaxis

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL TEXT ARTICLE
 Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Prevention of HIV Infection in Women: A Phase 2,
Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Peterson L, Taylor D, Roddy R, et al
PLoS Clin Trials. 2007 May 25;2(5):e27.
 Paper
 
   Vaccines

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
 Enrolling Women into HIV Preventive Vaccine Trials: An Ethical Imperative but a
Logistical Challenge
Mills E,  Nixon S, Singh S, et al
PLoS Medicine  Vol 3, No 3. March 2006
 Paper

HCV Infection

    Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Factors Associated with Prevalent Hepatitis C Infection Among HIV-Infected Women with No
Reported History of Injection Drug Use: The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS).
Frederick T, Burian P, Terrault N, Cohen M, et al
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2009 Oct 30.
 Abstract

 

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