title: Use of assisted reproductive technology to separate sperm from human immunodeficiency virus infected men resulting in pregnancy among serodiscordant couples.
abstract: Due to HIV care improvement, discordant couples more frequently seek help in order to conceive their own biological child. Besides the advance of antiretroviral therapy, unprotected intercourse is not a complete safe option, carrying a low but still present risk of HIV transmission. We report 10 serodiscordant couples in whom the male partner is HIV positive, submitted to sperm washing and intrauterine insemination. The procedure resulted in four pregnancies and no HIV transmission to mother or child was observed. Techniques of assisted reproduction can help HIV discordant couples to conceive biological offspring and is a safer option than unprotected intercourse.
authors.affiliation: Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schuffner
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lisboa
authors.forename: Vinicius Bonato da
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: Monica Maria Gomes da
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D053625:Sperm Retrieval; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000821:virology*