title: A decade of the United Kingdom sperm-washing program: untangling the transatlantic divide.
abstract: Fertility assistance to HIV-positive men is now accepted practice in many parts of the world. We analyze the legislative, ethical, and clinical factors that explain the differences across continents with the aim of opening up the debate within the United States on whether clinics can justify denying HIV-infected men the opportunity of parenting through a now well-established risk reduction method with a proved safety record.
authors.affiliation: Assisted Conception Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom. jnicopoullos@aol.com
authors.forename: James D M
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Nicopoullos
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vourliotis
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gilling-Smith
mesh_terms: D002469:Cell Separation; D003666:Decontamination / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D053625:Sperm Retrieval / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000821:virology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States