A few years ago I got pregnant and could not go through with it. Now, women have a real choice to make. I have a good friend who is pregnant. Both her and her husband are HIV- positive and they have chosen to have a baby. However, more important than that is prevention of the virus altogether.
Women are one of the fastest growing groups to be infected with the virus.
The disease is becoming increasingly common amongst younger women- especially women of color. In 1996 AIDS became the third leading cause of death in women of reproductive age and the number one cause of death of African-American women of that age. The symptoms that could serve as warning signals of infection may be ignored because many women do not perceive themselves at risk. Symptoms include recurrent yeast infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, abnormal changes in cervical tissue, genital warts, and severe mucosal herpes infections. It is possible for a person infected with HIV to not show signs for extended periods of time.