title: Effect of hepatitis C virus infection on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the impact of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was conducted using IVF cases occurring at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between January 2008 and December 2013. A total of 1424 couples undergoing IVF cycles were included: Ninety couples where the female was HCV positive, 78 couples where the male was HCV positive, and 1256 control couples where both the male and female were HCV negative by for the presence of HCV RNA and antibodies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All experimental and control groups (HCV-positive men, HCV-positive women, and controls) had similar sperm parameters, ovarian stimulation, fertilization and pregnancy results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HCV infection has no affection on IVF treatment outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Reproductive Medicine, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University Tianjin 300052, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mengolia Medical University Baotou 014010, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ronghua
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College Baotou 014030, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yingjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Centre for Reproductive Medicine, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University Tianjin 300052, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xueru
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
keywords: Hepatitis C virus; in vitro fertilization; infertility; sperm