Screening for transmissible disease in ART patients not necessary at each donation
Monday, June 28, 2010 - 12:14
in Health & Medicine
European legislation that requires all couples undergoing assisted reproduction treatment (ART) to be screened for HIV and hepatitis at the time of every sperm or egg donation is unnecessary, expensive, and potentially distressing for patients, the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today.