Many women feel that because they or their partner are HIV positive, they can't have children. This is not the case although there are a number of issues that need to be considered.

Over half of new HIV infections worldwide are occurring among young people between the ages of 15 and 24, and more than 60 per cent of HIV-positive youth in this age bracket are female.

Croswell said the researchers weren't sure why the false-positive rate was higher for men, but it likely had something to do with the tests that were studied.