Relationship between the mechanism of hepatitis B virus father-infant transmission and pregnancy outcome.
Arch Gynecol Obstet
; 295(1): 253-257, 2017 Jan.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27873053
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study examined the relationship between the mechanism of hepatitis B virus (HBV) father-infant transmission via reproductive cells and pregnancy outcome.METHODS:
Abandoned in vitro fertilization (IVF) embryos of fathers with chronic HBV infection were taken as study objects. HBV mRNA in embryos was detected, and successfully transplanted embryos were followed up to determine the relationship between HBV-infected embryos and pregnancy outcome.RESULTS:
HBV mRNA signals were detected in one embryo in the group with HBV-positive fathers; the positive rate was 1/18 (5.5%). IVF embryos of HBV-positive fathers with HBV mRNA signals were successfully implanted, but early abortion occurred.CONCLUSIONS:
HBV mRNA was found in abandoned IVF embryos of HBV-infected fathers, which confirmed that HBV could not only enter early cleavage embryos via sperm but also replicate in embryos, resulting in HBV father-infant transmission. HBV may interfere with embryonic development and thus affect pregnancy outcome.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Outcome
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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Hepatitis B, Chronic
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Fathers
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Gynecol Obstet
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China