serodiscordant

serodiscordant
Of a couple with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative.

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  • serodiscordant — se·ro·dis·cor·dant (sîr ō dĭ skôrʹdnt) adj. Being a couple in which one partner has tested positive for HIV and the other has not. * * * …   Universalium

  • Relationship counseling — Intervention ICD 9 CM 94.4 Relationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences and repeating patterns of distress. The rela …   Wikipedia

  • Serosorting — is the practice of seeking to only engage in sexual activities with partners who are of the same HIV status as ones self. This practice has been reported becoming common among gay men in some communities, as a measure to reduce the risk of… …   Wikipedia

  • Serostatus — is a term used to refer to the presence or absence of specific substances in the blood serum. Most commonly, this medical test is looking for specific antibodies in an effort to diagnose a particular disease. A person s test results can be… …   Wikipedia

  • Special Program of Assisted Reproduction — The Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR) is a program offered to HIV discordant couples (serodiscordant) at the Bedford Research Foundation’s clinical laboratory. The program takes advantage of ART (Assisted Reproduction Technology)… …   Wikipedia

  • Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation — ] . The institute also created the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction (SPAR), a program that assists serodiscordant couples successfully achieve pregnancy [http://www.sementesting.org/ HIV Sperm Washing | Bedford Research Foundation… …   Wikipedia

  • serodiscordance — noun The condition of being serodiscordant …   Wiktionary

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