This module is divided into seven sections.

First, it describes the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on women and children.

Second, it explores the important role that family planning plays in helping to alleviate the burden of HIV and reinforces the need to ensure that all women and couples have access to contraceptives and reproductive health services.

Next comes an examination of the reproductive choices faced by women and couples with HIV.

The fourth section provides a brief overview of ARV therapy and describes the benefits and concerns related to providing contraceptives to women on ARV therapy.

The fifth section discusses how to ensure that the family planning needs of clients with HIV are met.

The sixth section describes contraceptive options available to women with HIV and how their HIV status affects their eligibility for various methods.

The final section discusses the providers’ role in ensuring that women with HIV are able to make informed, voluntary decisions about having children and using contraception.