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2006-2007

HIV/AIDS Among Women in the U.S. (August 2008)
A summary of key statistics and facts.
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women and HIV (May 8, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Canada: Women Opting Out of HIV Testing More Likely to Have HIV (December 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2005

Risk of HIV Infection Increases During Pregnancy, Uganda Study Says (October 3, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
San Francisco Study Finds 0.55% HIV Prevalence Among Women Seeking Elective Pregnancy Termination; Researchers Suggest Population Can Serve as Sentinel (September 26, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sex and Relationships for HIV-Positive Women Since HAART: A Quantitative Study (August 17, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Massachusetts: AIDS Deaths Drop Statewide, but Women Comprise Much Larger Percentage (July 13, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2004

HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women (May 22, 2008)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS in Women on the Rise (December 2004)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
World AIDS Day, December 1: Women and Girls (November 23, 2004)
Statistics from UNAIDS about the impact of the global AIDS pandemic on women.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Perinatal Transmission of HIV/AIDS in New York City (October 2004)
Rates have dropped dramatically since the mid-1990s, thanks to widespread use of HAART, but early testing is important as well.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Chronically Depressed Women With HIV Almost Twice as Likely as Others to Die From AIDS-Related Causes (August 23, 2004)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Most HIV-Positive People Don't Have High-Risk Sex With HIV-Negative People (August 4, 2004)
From aidsmap.com
HIV Infection in Women (May 2004)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Implementation of Named HIV Reporting -- New York City, 2001 (January 2, 2004)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2003-2002

Report: One in Eight Adult Women in Rhode Island Victim of Forcible Rape (July 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Correction: Story on Link Between Bisexuality and Female HIV Infection (June 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Philadelphia: More AIDS Cases With Female Faces (June 30, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Report: San Francisco's Racially Diverse Girl Population Faces Challenges (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: HIV Rate High Among Women (April 9, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study: HPV-16 Prevalence Twice as High in U.S. Women Than Men (March 31, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women and HIV: International Perspective of Women and HIV (Spring 2003)
From STEP's conference review of Retrovirus 2003.
In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Lesbian Transmission of HIV: A Rare Case Reported (January 21, 2003)
Researchers suspect "vigorous" use of shared sex toys as the cause.
From aidsmap.com
Canada: Women With HIV a Growing Trend (December 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women Make Up Half of HIV Cases; Milestone Explains Effects of Epidemic (November 27, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Rate Among Females Rising in District of Columbia (October 28, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Canada: High HIV Rates Found in Pregnant Native Women (October 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV in Women (Fall 2002)
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In STEP Perspective, from Seattle Treatment Education Project
Sexual and Drug Use Behavior Among Women Who Have Sex With Both Women and Men: Results of a Population-Based Survey (August 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Policy Facts: Women and HIV/AIDS (January 2002)
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From AIDS Action Council
The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): Research Findings (January/February 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

2001-2000

Focus on Women: Challenges in the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS (October 19, 2001)
From American Foundation for AIDS Research
L.A. Women Have a New Weapon to Fight HIV (Summer 2001)
Women Alive's HIV University teaches women how to live with the virus.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Women Increasingly Bearing the Burden of HIV/AIDS, Study Finds (May 4, 2001)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report
HIV Infection in Women in the United States: Status at the Millennium (March 7, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
Pre-Conference Survey Results Shed Light on Needs of Women with HIV (November 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Phyllis Anderson (July 2000)
From drugs and prison to a career in HIV education, Phyllis' story is one of survival.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Women and HIV/AIDS: Key Facts and Issues (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation

1999-1997

Young People at Risk: HIV/AIDS Among America's Youth (January 31, 2001)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV/AIDS and U.S. Women Who Have Sex with Women (WSW) (August 1999)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cluster of HIV-Positive Young Women -- New York, 1997-1998 (May 28, 1999)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
White Women and HIV (April 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV/AIDS and Violence Against Women (March 3, 1999)
A speech by Peter Piot, Executive Director UNAIDS.
In Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-third Session, from United Nations
Get Real: Straight Talk About Women's Health (1999)
From U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health
Women with HIV (January 1999)
Epidemiology, transmission, economic and social profile.
From National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center
HIV/AIDS Among Adults (December 1998)
A selection from Be a Force for Change, an HIV/AIDS resource booklet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
National Data on HIV Prevalence Among Disadvantaged Youth in the 1990s: Most Compelling Evidence to Date of the Continued Impact of HIV on Young African-American Women (September 1998)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Older Women and HIV: A New Challenge (Spring 1998)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
The Challenges of Being a Woman with a "Male Disease" (September 1997)
Women with bleeding disorders.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
HIV Infection in Women: Still Untreated, Still Deadly (July/August 1997)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
HIV/AIDS and Women in the United States: Excerpts from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report (July 1997)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women Living With AIDS (Spring 1993)
From Harvard AIDS Institute

Older

HIV Infection Is the Third Leading Cause of Death Among All U.S. Women (September 1996)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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