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Can you get Ivf if the woman is HIV positive and man is HIV negative?
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∙ 11y ago
I am venturing a little outside of my comfort zone in answering this question; but it has been unanswered for a while, so I will answer it to the best of my ability and hope that someone else will feel inspired to fill in some of the gaps in my knowledge. Yes, it is in theory still possible for an HIV-negative woman in this situation to benefit from IVF (in vitro fertilisation), IUI (intra-uterine insemination) and ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection). There are two options: DONOR SPERM The safest option, from the HIV-negative woman's point of view, is to conceive using a screened donor's sperm. In essence, this process would really be no different to the process she would undergo if her male partner were infertile. SPERM WASHINGNot an easy choice - and certainly not a choice that anyone should proceed with if they have not had proper counselling - as it does still carry a very small theoretical risk of HIV transmission to the woman; but it is a process that has now been used successfully by many couples who are keen for the male partner to be the genetic father. The theory behind sperm washing is that the HIV infected material in a man's ejaculate is carried primarily in the seminal fluid, rather than in his sperm. Over a period of time, the man's ejaculate is collected and taken to a laboratory where it is 'washed' to remove the infectious seminal fluid. It is then stored until the woman is ovulating and it can be transferred to her womb by intra-uterine insemination (or if either partner has fertility problems, perhaps IVF or ICSI). As mentioned above, this process is not necessarily 100% foolproof and there is still a very small theoretical risk of HIV transmission .. but that caution given, it is also fair to mention that in the UK, where National Health Service fertility guidelines actively promote sperm washing as a way to reduce HIV transmission rates (and where almost half of sperm washing procedures are now publicly funded), there have been no reported instances of HIV being transmitted to either mother and baby by this process. If you look to the left of the screen, I have included a link to the 'Conception when the man is HIV-positive and the woman HIV-negative' page of HIV i-Base's excellent guide to 'HIV, pregnancy & women's health' (the full guide is also available there as a free .PDF download in English, Bulgarian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Nepali, Romanian, Russian and Spanish).
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∙ 11y agoYes you can.
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How much time ivf center in india takes for blood test result for hiv and hepatisis And do they call patient to inform if they got positive result from hiv and hepatisis test?
The time it takes for an IVF center in India to get results of a HIV and Hepatitis test will depend on the lab. The center should call you to come in for the results.
Can a hiv infected female have a successful ivf procedure?
Yes she can have a successful IVF procedure.
What is the best way to avoid AIDS and make someone pregnant?
IVF treatment so the other person don't contract HIV. If the sick person is the woman and she is on meds and take care of herself, the risk for the baby to get HIV is around 5%. Those are good odds. Speak to your doctor about this.
Can pregnancy be detected 13 days after egg transfer with ivf?
While early pregnancy testing is possible it often gives a false negative. In cases of IVF where fertility drugs are used it can yield a false positive. It is best to wait until the the time your Dr recommends which is usually 14-16 days after transfer.
Is 950 beta hcg level positive after ivf treatment?
Yes. It is a very good number.
Can a fetus be trasplanted from 1 woman to another woman?
No it can not. The closest we have is IVF treatment where you can use eggs from another woman and implant the fertilized egg into another.
Is it possible for an egg cell to come from other woman then implanted to other woman's uterus?
Yes, this is the process of IVF with donor eggs.
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Is it possible that one day IVF can prevent miscarriage?
No. The positive pregnancy test rate of an IVF cycle is about 50-60 percent (depending on clinic and age of woman), there is then a 10-15 percent early spontaneous miscarriage rate (the same as a natural conception that doesn't proceed to a successful second trimester pregnancy). As IVF technique improves, the chance of pregnancy is still dependent on nature's ability to allow implantation into the uterus and successful chomosomes coming together to make a viable embyro/early fetus.
Can you be pregnant if your hometest came back negative and you had IVF?
Commonly a serum pregnancy test is checked 14 days after egg retrieval in an IVF cycle. Sometimes if a patient performs a home pregnancy test at that time instead, it could read false negative even though she may actually be pregnant. This is because the home test cannot detect low levels of the HCG hormone, however a serum test can. For this reason most IVF centers advise against taking a home test
Is anyone against ivf?
For IVF: It lets couples that have found difficulty in conceiving a child have a child that is their own biologically. It lets a woman that has found difficultly in conceiving a child to experience pregnancy and form a bond with her child. Against IVF: It can result in multiple pregnancies, which can leave parents in a desperate financial situation or worse, multiple miscarriage/stillbirth.
Can you have children without infecting your wife?
If you mean can a man with HIV father a child without infecting his wife - then yes. HOWEVER the only way, is to have the sperm 'scrubbed' in a laboratory, and fertilise an egg using IVF.
