My husband a year ago found HCV. We have no children, the husband slowly moving sperm, and Mt. prostatitis. He was appointed treatment while he was preparing to antiviral therapy. We wanted to IVF, but an infectious diseases doctor advised against us. Tell me, can there be fertilized during the treatment period and what percentage of infection of the fetus?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist If you mean fertilization against the background of the antiviral treatment, nor any way to hold it impossible. Since ribavirin, which will get your spouse will be contained in the sperm and fertilization can adversely affect child development, even before the outbreak of deformities. Similar question: My husband a week ago discovered hepatitis v.U we have a daughter ...