Efavirenz Conceptions and Regimen Management in a Prospective Cohort of Women on Antiretroviral Therapy

• Main Authors: Sheree Schwartz (Author), Taha E. Taha (Author), Willem Daniel Francois Venter (Author), Shruti Mehta (Author), Helen Rees (Author), Vivian Black (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Use of the antiretroviral drug efavirenz (EFV) is not recommended by the WHO or South African HIV treatment guidelines during the first trimester of pregnancy due to potential fetal teratogenicity; there is little evidence of how clinicians manage EFV-related fertility concerns. Women on antiretrovi...