Sperm washing allows couples with AIDS or hepatitis have healthy children

Posted by yunus | July 26th, 2010 in Medical Studies | No Comments »

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The technique of sperm washing has allowed 32 pairs of Granada in which a man suffered from AIDS or hepatitis B or C have a healthy child. The patient donates semen is subjected to a selective cleaning process which removed the spermatozoa infected with HIV or hepatitis.

Hospital Virgen de las Nieves is among the few public schools in the country with this service. Sperm washing in private healthcare costs over 1,100 euros and later assisted reproduction technique half of 3000-4500 euros. This service is free.

75% of male patients with AIDS registered by the Ministry of Health has completed 20 and has not yet reached age 39, which shows that they are in full bearing age and stage in the typical existential project of living together and having children.

The procedure involves the processing of the sample of semen washing (separate sperm from seminal fluid and determine the viral load) and then proceeds to introduce the sperm “clean” in the woman’s uterus through different fertilization techniques assisted.

The fertilization technique to be carried out will depend on the history of the couple. The risk of transmission with this technique in any fertility treatment is less than 1 in 5000, ie 0.0002%, according to various publications. It is important to take into account the patient’s viral load is necessary to assess whether or not pretreatment with the infectious disease team.

An opportunity for people who decide to rebuild their lives after and are committed to having children.


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