THE SCREENING FOR CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY IN SEMEN DONORS AND RECIPIENTS WITHIN A DONOR INSEMINATION PROGRAM

Authors
PRIOR JR MORROLL DR BIRKS AG MATSON PL LIEBERMAN BA
Citation
Jr. Prior et al., THE SCREENING FOR CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY IN SEMEN DONORS AND RECIPIENTS WITHIN A DONOR INSEMINATION PROGRAM, Human reproduction, 9(11), 1994, pp. 2076-2078
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology
Journal title
Human reproduction → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681161
Volume
9
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2076 - 2078
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1161(1994)9:11<2076:TSFCAI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
A total of 67 semen donors (62 Caucasian and five nonCaucasian) were t ested for the presence of immunoglobulin G antibodies to cytomegalovir us (CMV). Ten (16%) of the Caucasian donors tested positive for CMV, w hile four (80%) of the non-Caucasian donors were positive. A total of 131 women receiving donor insemination (114 Caucasian and 17 nonCaucas ian) were tested. Of these, 43 (38%) of the Caucasian recipients teste d positive for CMV, while 16 (94%) of the nonCaucasian recipients were positive. There was a significant association between the incidence o f positive tests and the age of the Caucasian recipients.