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This concise and practical book is the first of its kind to examine the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in relation to blood-borne infectious diseases: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). The book opens with a discussion of the impact of these viruses on male and female fertility, followed by specific chapters of each of them, including ART with HIV and HCV serodiscordant couples (where either the male or female is positive) and the detection and impact of HBV and HCV in human gametes and embryos. An important character on laboratory safety when performing ART with blood-borne viruses follows, and the book concludes with a discussion of ART in austere and resource-poor settings, where these infections are often dominant due to lack of treatment and access to vaccines. Written and edited by an international array of experts in reproductive medicine, Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Infectious Diseases explores questions, techniques, and related issues with the aim of effectively helping clinicians working with serodiscordant couples wishing to have children.
List of contents
The Impact of HumanImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus(HCV) on Male and Female Fertility.- HBV Virus in theFuture.- ReproductiveAssistance in HIV Serodiscordant Couples where the Man is Positive.- ReproductiveAssistance in HIV Serodiscordant Couples where the Woman is Positive.- The Presence ofHepatitis B and C Virus in Human Gametes and Embryos.- Detection ofHepatitis C Virus in Semen of Infected Men and Reproductive Assistance in HCVDiscordant Couples: An Overview.- Laboratory Safetyduring Assisted Reproduction in Patients with Bloodborne Virus.- Accessibility toReproductive Assistance in Low-Income Countries.
About the author
Andrea Borini, MD
Scientific Director
9.baby, Center for Fertility and Family Health
Bologna,
Italy
Valeria Savasi, MD, PhD
Chief of Reproductive Unit
Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Department of
Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Hospital “L. Sacco”
University of Milan
Milan, Italy
Summary
This concise and practical book is the first of its kind to examine the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in relation to blood-borne infectious diseases: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). The book opens with a discussion of the impact of these viruses on male and female fertility, followed by specific chapters of each of them, including ART with HIV and HCV serodiscordant couples (where either the male or female is positive) and the detection and impact of HBV and HCV in human gametes and embryos. An important character on laboratory safety when performing ART with blood-borne viruses follows, and the book concludes with a discussion of ART in austere and resource-poor settings, where these infections are often dominant due to lack of treatment and access to vaccines. Written and edited by an international array of experts in reproductive medicine, Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Infectious Diseases explores questions, techniques, and related issues with the aim of effectively helping clinicians working with serodiscordant couples wishing to have children.
