Use of assisted reproductive technology to separate sperm from human immunodeficiency virus infected men resulting in pregnancy among serodiscordant couples

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-398

  Schuffner, Alessandro ^a,b   Lisboa, Ana Paula ^c   da Rosa, Vinicius Bonato ^d   Gomes da Silva, Monica Maria ^e  

^a The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^b Physician at Conceber   (Brazil)

^c Physician at Conceber Reproductive Medicine   (Brazil)

^d Biologist at Conceber Reproductive Medicine   (Brazil)

^e HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DAS GRAÇAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial reproduction; HIV 1; Insemination; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LETTER; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; SEROCONVERSION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80052395158     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000400018     Document Type: Letter

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