Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Infectious Diseases A Guide to Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Borini, Andrea (Editor), Savasi, Maria Valeria (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Reproductive medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Reproductive Medicine.; Infectious Diseases.

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...

Table of Contents:

• The Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) on Male and Female Fertility
• HBV Virus in the Future
• Reproductive Assistance in HIV Serodiscordant Couples where the Man is Positive
• Reproductive Assistance in HIV Serodiscordant Couples where the Woman is Positive
• The Presence of Hepatitis B and C Virus in Human Gametes and Embryos
• Detection of Hepatitis C Virus in Semen of Infected Men and Reproductive Assistance in HCV Discordant Couples: An Overview
• Laboratory Safety during Assisted Reproduction in Patients with Bloodborne Virus
• Accessibility to Reproductive Assistance in Low-Income Countries.