Bedford Research Foundation - Semen Testing

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The Bedford Research Foundation's clinical laboratory is a not for profit, Massachusetts public charity. The laboratory operates on the principle that revenues and information from existing laboratory tests should be used to support research and the development of new tests.

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Watch Our New Video

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.

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.

Foundation News

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Thursday, 09 May 2013

Men Having Babies - Surrogacy Seminar and Gay Parenting Expo

Sunday, 05 May 2013
Los Angeles, May 5: SPAR led a panel discussion on HIV infertility, joined by Robert Kaufman, MD and a former SPAR patient and surrogate. YouTube video coming soon! (Read more)

Science Highlights - June 2010: Curing HIV Disease With Stem Cell Therapy

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

Over 50 years ago, treatments for some diseases of the immune system were developed, and are the original stem cell therapies. The treatments involve destroying all the diseased immune cells, such as leukemias, with radiation treatment and cancer drugs. (6,7,8). Once the diseased immune system is destroyed, it is replaced by transplanting new immune cells from the bone marrow of a healthy donor. (read more )

Dr. Ann A. Kiessling honored with the Jacob Heskel Gabbay Award for Biotechnology and Medicine

Tuesday, 17 November 2009
This international award recognizes her significant contributions to the field of assisted human reproduction. Dr. Kiessling presented a talk entitled, "Retroviruses, Reproduction and Regenerative Medicine" on Monday, November 16 at Brandeis University

May 2 - Talk at Alpha 2008

Friday, 02 May 2008
Dr. Kiessling spoke to a group of international infertility experts at Alpha 2008, Istanbul, Turkey, describing the SPAR program for HIV, and including information on Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and bacterial infections in semen. (Download PDF)

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"