Semen wash with hiv for assisted reproduction techniques

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The high prevalence of the HIV virus in men who are still of childbearing age and the progress of antiretroviral treatments, which improve the quality and life expectancy of seropositive patients, means that more and more couples who are serodiscordant (only one member is a carrier of the virus) want to have children of their own and have to resort to assisted reproduction to minimize the risk of transmission.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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Semen washing with HIV for assisted reproduction techniques

What is HIV and how is it transmitted?

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that is transmitted through the blood, sexual fluids and through vertical transmission (through mothers to children).

It is important not to confuse it with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which is the most serious manifestation of a series of alterations that affect people infected with HIV because their immune system is strongly affected by the virus.

The fact that it is transmitted sexually makes it advisable to resort to assisted reproduction techniques to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus from one partner to the other in the case of being serodiscordant.

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If both partners are seropositive, re-infection with different strains can also be detrimental, as it can worsen the state of the disease. Therefore, it is also recommended to opt for assisted reproduction if descent is desired.

In the event that the man is the HIV carrier, there is the option of performing a seminal wash to avoid infection of the infection during the pregnancy search to the mother and even to the future baby.

What is the washing of semen?

The seminal wash consists of processing the sperm sample to eliminate the viral particles of the seminal plasma and the cells that can be carriers of HIV, managing to separate the mobile sperm to be used in a technique of assisted reproduction.

Despite being a controversial issue, the most accepted theory today is that sperm do not transmit the retrovirus. Therefore, by washing the sample, the risk of the woman becoming infected is practically nil.

Questions from users

Recommended reading

As we have said, HIV can be transmitted sexually. In the following article we tell you how it can be spread through sperm: HIV infection through semen.

In this link you can find more information related to the management of the seropositive patient in the search for pregnancy: Patient with HIV.


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