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Can HIV be transmitted when using donor eggs?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

This would depend on who the HIV positive person is, the male, the recipient or the donor. Theoretically the oocyte does not have receptors for the HIV virus to bind to and therefore transmission should not The only way to go would obviously to use a HIV negative donor.

- Week 1 answers kindly provided by Dr. Stephan Volschenk -

Does the repeated use of infertility drugs increase the risk for cancer? Does PCOS increase the risk of ovarian or uterine or cervical cancer?

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

There is no clear evidence in the literature to date of an increase in cancer rates among IVF patients. However, there is definite evidence that continuous use of clomifene citrate for 12 consecutive months, may lead to ovarian cancer. Untreated PCOS has an increased prevalence of endometrial cancer.

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