Sperm bank - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 27 Nov 2019 04:46:01 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sperm bank - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 New Zealand launches world's first HIV positive sperm bank https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/11/28/new-zealand-launches-worlds-first-hiv-positive-sperm-bank/ Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:54:17 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=123469 The world's first HIV positive sperm bank has been launched in an effort to reduce the stigma experienced by those living with the virus. Sperm Positive has begun with three male donors from across New Zealand who are living with HIV but have an undetectable viral load, meaning the amount of the virus in a Read more

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The world's first HIV positive sperm bank has been launched in an effort to reduce the stigma experienced by those living with the virus.

Sperm Positive has begun with three male donors from across New Zealand who are living with HIV but have an undetectable viral load, meaning the amount of the virus in a person's blood is so low that it cannot be detected by standard methods.

Although this does not mean the HIV has been cured, it does mean that the treatment is working well and so the virus cannot be passed on - even through sex without a condom or childbirth. Continue reading

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