Does CMV status matter with IVF?

The risk is further lowered if you use washed sperm (IUI vials). This is because the method used to prepare IUI vials significantly reduces the presence of white blood cells, the cells that are most likely to harbor the virus. Women who are undergoing IVF would empirically have an even lower risk of acquiring CMV.

What does CMV mean in sperm donors?

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is related to the herpes virus and is a common virus that can affect anyone. You can get infected through body fluids such as saliva, blood, urine, sperm and breast milk. Most people will get infected with the virus during childhood or early adulthood.

Why does CMV matter with IVF?

If you test CMV negative, it’s essential to select CMV negative sperm donors, as CMV can transmit via bodily fluids, such as semen. If someone who is pregnant contracts CMV, the virus puts the unborn child at risk of severe medical issues, including intellectual disability, deafness, and seizures.

Can CMV be passed through sperm?

CMV is spread from person-to-person by exposure to saliva, urine, semen, blood and other body fluids. CMV is not associated with food, water or animals.

Can I get CMV from my husband?

Although it’s common, CMV is hard to catch. Spread through bodily fluids like urine, saliva, tears, semen, breast milk, mucus, and blood, CMV isn’t airborne or considered to be highly contagious. “You don’t get CMV from casual contact like riding the bus; it’s from exchanging body fluids at an intimate level,” Dr.

Is being CMV positive bad?

The majority of children born who experience a CMV infection before birth are healthy and normal. However, 10 to 15% may have complications such as hearing loss, neurological abnormalities, or decreased motor skills. Infants who are infected with CMV after they are born rarely experience any long-term complications.

How is CMV detected?

The standard laboratory test for diagnosing congenital CMV infection is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on saliva, with urine usually collected and tested for confirmation. The reason for the confirmatory test on urine is that most CMV seropositive mothers shed CMV in their breast milk.