A Successful Outcome Of An HIV-Positive Patient With Secondary Infertility With Donor Embryo – A Case Study

Abstract

Introduction: This case study is about a 6-year-old married couple who attends ACHARYA VINOBA BHAVE RURAL HOSPITAL because they have been trying to conceive for three years. They began their IVF/ART procedures in December 2021. In Wardha, the couple began infertility treatment in 2020. In this case, a male is HIV-positive and the female has a low AMH level, the AMH value is 0.24ng/dl which is very low. After which couples were advised to take the donor’s embryo, in which donor sperm and donor oocytes are used. As infertile lady, their desire to have a child is really great. Secondary infertility is often accompanied by sentiments of sadness, helplessness, perplexity, and frustration. Symptoms: HIV-positive, AMH value 0.24ng/dl, previous failure of IVF cycle.  Diagnoses, Therapeutic Interventions, and Outcomes: Because the male partner is HIV-positive and the female has a low AMH value, the female has been experiencing secondary infertility for the past three years. The couple considered using a donor embryo in IVF/ICSI treatment. The female is then conceived in the second cycle of ART after ICSI and embryo transfer have been completed. After 9 months, the child was successfully born. Conclusion: Both the couples were secondary infertility, where a male was HIV-positive and female AMH level was poor. After the failure of the first ICSI cy both were advised to take donor embryos.