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QUESTIONNAIRE ON MANAGEMENT OF HIV PATIENTS REQUESTING INFERTILITY TREATMENT
1. Have you got a policy on HIV infected patients requiring infertility treatment including IVF Y / N
2. Have you had any HIV positive patients requesting infertility treatment in the last 12 months Y / N
If so how many..............................................
3. Would you offer infertility investigations to
a. a couple when the male partner is HIV positive Y / N
b. a couple when the female partner is HIV positive Y / N
c. a couple when both partners are HIV positive Y / N
4. Would you offer infertility treatment to
a. a couple when the male partner is HIV positive Y / N
b. a couple when the female partner is HIV positive Y / N
c. a couple when both partners are HIV positive Y / N
5. Is there any investigation that will not be offered if
a. The female partner is HIV positive .......................................... ...............................................................................................
b. The male partner is HIV positive ......................................... ...............................................................................................
a. Both partners are HIV positive ........................................... ...............................................................................................
6. Is there any treatment that will not be offered if
a. The female partner is HIV positive .......................................... ...............................................................................................
b. The male partner is HIV positive ......................................... ...............................................................................................
a. Both partners are HIV positive ........................................... ...............................................................................................
6. If you would not offer a treatment or an investigation, could you outline your reasons for refusal if
a. The female partner is HIV positive .......................................... ...............................................................................................
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b. The male partner is HIV positive ......................................... ...............................................................................................
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a. Both partners are HIV positive ........................................... ...............................................................................................
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7. Any additional comments …………………………………………………………..
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Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire
Results from clinics in and outside London
The reply rate from clinics in London (15/18; 83%) was comparable with that from clinics from the rest of Britain (42/57; 73%). Twelve (80%) clinics in London had a policy about the treatment of patients infected with HIV compared with 29 (69%) clinics in the rest of the country (c 2=0.6, df=1, P=0.5). Nine (60%) clinics in London had seen a patient infected with HIV compared with eight (19%) of the clinics outside London (c 2=8.8, df=1, P=0.007).
Centres in London were more likely than those outside London to offer investigations to a couple when the man was infected with HIV (12/13 (92%) v 21/37 (57%), P=0.03), but not when the woman or both partners were infected (8/13 (62%) v 17/36 (47%) for women, P=0.4 and 8/13 (62%) v 16/36 (44%) for both, P=0.3).