Pregnancy after safe IVF with hepatitis C virus RNA-positive sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2650-2653

  Levy, R ^a   Bourlet, T ^a   Maertens, A ^a   Salle, B ^b   Lornage, J ^b   Laurent, J L ^a   Pozzetto, B ^a   Guerin, J F ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b Lab de Biologie de la Reproduction   (France)

Author keywords

ART; HCV RNA; Semen; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEROLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STRAW; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FALLOPIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0036798037     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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