| Title | Human immunodeficiency virus transmission through artificial insemination |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Chiasson MA, Stoneburner RL, Joseph SC |
| Journal | J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 69 - 72 |
| ISSN | 0894-9255 (Print) 0894-9255 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 2293645 |
| Keywords | *HIV Seropositivity, *Hiv-1, *Insemination, Artificial, *Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology / *transmission, Female, Humans, Male, New York City / epidemiology |
| Abstract | Six human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seropositive semen donors were identified during an antibody screening program initiated at an artificial insemination clinic in New York City in 1985. A total of 176 women underwent artificial insemination with fresh semen from these six donors between 1978 and mid-1985. Of these 176 women, 134 women were HIV-1 antibody tested and 1 was found to be seropositive; she denied all other AIDS-associated risk behavior and her husband was seronegative. The results of this investigation provide additional evidence that HIV-1 transmission can occur through artificial insemination with semen from an infected donor although the risk of HIV-1 transmission appears to be lower than that reported by other investigators. It is clear that HIV-1 screening of all potential semen donors should be routine practice whenever artificial insemination is performed. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 334 |
