Glossary

substitution therapy – using a prescription drug, eg methadone or buprenorphine, to stop using heroin.

obstetrics – a branch of medicine that refers to the care of women during pregnancy.

Cardiovascular refers to the heart and blood vessels.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the general term for disease to the heart and related blood vessels.

retrovirus – a family of viruses that includes HIV.

resistance tests – tests to show changes to HIV that are associated with drug resistance. Genotype resistance test looks for genetic changes. Phenotype resistance test see whether individual drugs are still active when placed in a test tube with HIV.

Resistance tests.