Due to the stigma associated with HIV and hepatitis as a result of the misplaced fear of cross-contamination between specimens, it is unknown whether blood-borne viral infection testing is cost effective. The research evidence gathered from this brief will be used to inform CFAS guidelines and set standards of screening and care for Canadian health care providers and patients involved in fertility treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to the stigma associated with HIV and hepatitis as a result of the misplaced fear of cross-contamination between specimens, it is unknown whether blood-borne viral infection testing is cost effective. The research evidence gathered from this brief will be used to inform CFAS guidelines and set standards of screening and care for Canadian health […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","migration-helper-automated":[],"migration-manual":[],"organization_type":[],"project_status":[105],"response_type":[108],"class_list":["post-10617","ahrq_project","type-ahrq_project","status-publish","hentry","project_status-completed","response_type-research-report"],"acf":{"project_id":"2018-043\/2020 0950 049 000","project_id_year":2018,"ices_scientist":[1188],"principal_investigators":null,"knowledge_user":"Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS)","client":"","objectives":"","results":"","availability_of_results":"","pia_approved":null,"infographic":"","sitecore_item_id":"D7D64FD3-434A-4849-93C4-75C3F2082CF6","sitecore_item_name":"Prevalence of blood-borne viral infections HIV HBV HCV among people seeking fertility","sitecore_field_values":"{\n \"Link\": \"\",\n \"Highlights\": \"