Contraception and Abortion Care for People Living With HIV: A Clinical Guide for Reproductive Health Practitioners.

In a study of general perinatal and gynecologic surgical procedures among 173 women living with HIV in Germany, the rate of postoperative complications following 72 dilation and curettage procedures in women living with HIV was greater (9.7%) than in women without HIV (1.4%); however, this difference failed to reach statistical significance ( P = .063). 71 Although this difference was not statistically significant, the small sample size and paucity of outcome events (one complication in 71 women without HIV and 7 complications in 72 women with HIV) weaken any conclusions that could be drawn or any associations that were reported after a curettage procedure (odds ratio, 3.8; 95% CI, 0.76–55; P = .1) The complications following dilation and curettage procedures in this study were not specified.

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