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Effects of infections with five sexually transmitted pathogens on sperm quality / 대한생식의학회지
Article en En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-226343
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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the prevalence of infections with human papillomavirus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, and Mycoplasma genitalium in the semen of Korean infertile couples and their associations with sperm quality. METHODS: Semen specimens were collected from 400 men who underwent a fertility evaluation. Infection with above five pathogens was assessed in each specimen. Sperm quality was compared in the pathogen-infected group and the non-infected group. RESULTS: The infection rates of human papillomavirus, C. trachomatis, U. urealyticum, M. hominis, and M. genitalium in the study subjects were 1.57%, 0.79%, 16.80%, 4.46%, and 1.31%, respectively. The rate of morphological normality in the U. urealyticum-infected group was significantly lower than in those not infected with U. urealyticum. In a subgroup analysis of normozoospermic samples, the semen volume and the total sperm count in the pathogen-infected group were significantly lower than in the non-infected group. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that infection with U. urealyticum alone and any of the five sexually transmitted infections are likely to affect sperm morphology and semen volume, respectively.
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Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Semen / Recuento de Espermatozoides / Espermatozoides / Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual / Chlamydia trachomatis / Composición Familiar / Prevalencia / Ureaplasma urealyticum / Mycoplasma hominis / Mycoplasma genitalium Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article
Texto completo: 1 Índice: WPRIM Asunto principal: Semen / Recuento de Espermatozoides / Espermatozoides / Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual / Chlamydia trachomatis / Composición Familiar / Prevalencia / Ureaplasma urealyticum / Mycoplasma hominis / Mycoplasma genitalium Tipo de estudio: Prevalence_studies Límite: Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article