title: [HIV and male infertility disorders].
abstract: This review article provides information on the impact of HIV-1 on male reproductive functions. HIV-positive patients of reproductive age with now a long-term prognosis may wish to have children. If only one partner is infected, natural conception brings the risk of virus transmission. The article reviews the reproduction possibilities for HIV-positive couples and explains the ways to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to the healthy partner or a child. Assisted reproduction techniques, especially intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in combination with sperm washing can successfully reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Current trends and dilemmas of infertility treatment in HIV-positive couples are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. jiri.heracek@fnkv.cz
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heráček
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hrbáček
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sobotka
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolombo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urban
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000635:transmission; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted