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. 2021 Oct 25;2021(4):hoab037. doi: 10.1093/hropen/hoab037
HIV infection status is not a reason to deny MAR treatment. Strong
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The cause of infertility should dictate the specific technique (IUI/IVF/ICSI) used for MAR in couples where one or both partners test positive for HIV (Vitorino et al., 2011; Barnes et al., 2014). Strong
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Advanced semen processing should be used for male patients testing positive for HIV-1 to reduce the likelihood of viral presence (Dussaix et al., 1993; Baccetti et al., 1994; Quayle et al., 1997; Deleage et al., 2011; Miller et al., 2019; Young et al., 2019). Strong
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No special laboratory techniques are needed for processing of oocytes from female patients testing positive for HIV. Strong
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Serodiscordant couples with a male partner testing positive for HIV-1 should be informed that the efficacy of MAR is not impacted compared to HIV seronegative couples (Bujan et al., 2007; Prisant et al., 2010; Sauer and Chang, 2002; Cito et al., 2019). Strong
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Serodiscordant couples with a female partner testing positive for HIV should be informed that the efficacy of IVF/ICSI could be reduced compared to HIV seronegative couples (Marques et al., 2015). Conditional
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