Pregnancy Outcomes After HIV Diagnosis in Women Living With HIV in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: A Brief Report
The study analyzed pregnancy outcomes among 498 women living with HIV in East Asia. We found 15% had pregnancies postdiagnosis, with 57% resulting in live births. Older age at antiretroviral therapy initiation and higher pre-antiretroviral therapy viral loads were negatively associated with pregnancy. High rates of unplanned pregnancies (61%) and terminations (26%) highlight the need for improved reproductive counseling.
Authors
- Miyuki Sadatsuki
- Junko Tanuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-7364)
- Jun Yong Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-3315)
- Awachana Jiamsakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4810-0783)
- Mizue Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-6327)
- Jeremy L. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3183-2451)
- Tsz Shan Kwong
- Annette H. Sohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0209-3285)
- Matthew Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3540-8837)
- Jin Young Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-2826)
- Jung Ho Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-3482)
- Yangcheng Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1716-6061)
- Man Po Lee
Institutions
- Yonsei University (KR)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital (CN)
- International University of Health and Welfare (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004989
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00