ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental medicine2015
Effect of hepatitis C virus infection on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization.
Article in International journal of clinical and experimental medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The impact of maternal chronic viral hepatitis infections on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in in vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Pooled it
- In vitro fertilization for women infected by hepatitis C virus: a matched case-control study and a systematic literature review.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2017Pooled it
- Viral hepatitis and pregnancy.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2021Review
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- Update on hepatitis C and implications for pregnancy.Obstetric medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the impact of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.
methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted using IVF cases occurring at the Centre for Reproductive Medicine, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between January 2008 and December 2013. A total of 1424 couples undergoing IVF cycles were included: Ninety couples where the female was HCV positive, 78 couples where the male was HCV positive, and 1256 control couples where both the male and female were HCV negative by for the presence of HCV RNA and antibodies.
resultsAll experimental and control groups (HCV-positive men, HCV-positive women, and controls) had similar sperm parameters, ovarian stimulation, fertilization and pregnancy results.
conclusionHCV infection has no affection on IVF treatment outcomes.
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