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A brief history and introduction to the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction.
Helping men with infectious disease father safely for over 15 years. Next, watch the "What to Expect" video.



HIV Sperm Washing  Test

Overview

SPAR - the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction is a world renowned program
that combines PCR HIV Semen Testing and Sperm Washing to screen and prepare
semen specimens from HIV-infected men for safe IVF procedures.

The program is based on research findings that approximately two-thirds of semen
specimens produced by healthy, HIV infected men have an undetectable amount of HIV.
Sperm from such specimens are safer for use in assisted reproduction than
“washed sperm” from untested specimens, or from specimens that test positive for virus.

 

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Dr. Ann A. Kiessling honored with the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award for Biotechnology and Medicine
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May 2 - Talk at Alpha 2008
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ASRM: Infectious Diseases And The ART Laboratory: Potential Problems And Solution
Friday, 08 June 2007

Infectious Disease Program

SPAR recieves the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Prize Paper Award presented at the The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) 2007 Conference.

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Dr. Kiessling gave the talk:"Assisted Reproduction with Sperm from HIV-infected Men"

And she presented a training seminar entitled: "Infectious Diseases And The ART Laboratory: Potential Problems And Solution"