Screening for transmissible disease in ART patients not necessary at each donation

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - 06:14 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 Monday...

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