A 22-year-old female (G3P0020) presents to your office for an initial obstetric visit in her third pregnancy. She reports a sure LMP date approximately 6 weeks ago, with a history of regular cycles. Her two previous pregnancies ended in spontaneous abortions. She denies any significant medical or surgical history. She denies use of alcohol, tobacco, or illicit drugs, though she does report a history of IV drug use as a teenager. She is a full-time student. She reports that twins run in her family, but she does not have any family history of diabetes, hypertension, or congenital anomalies. On review of her prenatal labs that have already been drawn, you find that her human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) is positive. Her test results are otherwise normal.
Which of the following indicates how you counsel the patient?