ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. A GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT

1. The Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) on Male and Female Fertility
2. HBV Virus in the Future
3. Reproductive Assistance in HIV-Serodiscordant Couples Where the Man Is Positive
4. Reproductive Assistance in HIV-Serodiscordant Couples Where the Woman Is Positive
5. The Presence of Hepatitis B and C Virus in Human Gametes and Embryos
6. Detection of Hepatitis C Virus in the Semen of Infected Men and Reproductive Assistance in HCV Discordant Couples: An Overview
7. Laboratory Safety During Assisted Reproduction in Patients with a Bloodborne Virus
8. Accessibility to Reproductive Assistance in Low-Income Countries

This concise and practical book is the first of its kind to examine the use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in relation to blood-borne infectious diseases: human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV). The book opens with a discussion of the impact of these viruses on male and female fertility, followed by specific chapters of each of them, including ART with HIV and HCV serodiscordant couples (where either the male or female is positive) and the detection and impact of HBV and HCV in human gametes and embryos. An important character on laboratory safety when performing ART with blood-borne viruses follows, and the book concludes with a discussion of ART in austere and resource-poor settings, where these infections are often dominant due to lack of treatment and access to vaccines. Written and edited by an international array of experts in reproductive medicine, Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Infectious Diseases explores questions, techniques, and related issues with the aim of effectively helping clinicians working with serodiscordant couples wishing to have children.

Features
• A unique review of the complex interaction of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and blood-borne infectious diseases
• Discusses the effects of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C on fertility and infertility treatment strategies
• Written and edited by international experts in ART and reproductive medicine

Authors
• Andrea Borini, MD. Scientific Director. 9.baby, Center for Fertility and Family Health. Bologna, Italy
• Valeria Savasi, MD, PhD. Chief of Reproductive Unit. Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences. Hospital “L. Sacco”. University of Milan. Milan, Italy