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Assisted Reproduction
Safety precautions protect infertility patients from hepatitis C infection
February 3rd, 2005
Safety precautions protect infertility patients from hepatitis C infection. According to a report from Egypt, "the risk of viral transmissibility in assisted reproduction is still a much-debated issue, especially for hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a common causative agent for parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis. In addition, it has been incriminated in other routes of transmission, including sexual transmission and nosocomial infections." "The management of infertility, in association with HCV, has sparked debates about the potential risk of spread of infection to virus-free individuals, embryos and/or semen. The lack of worldwide-accepted...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-03)
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