Antisperm antibodies and microorganisms in genital secretions--a clinically significant relationship?
Andrologia
; 30 Suppl 1: 61-71, 1998.
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ABSTRACT
In asymptomatic infertility patients, no significant relationship was found between the presence of antisperm antibodies (ASA) in serum and in semen samples (IgG and/or IgA ASA), differentiated with the mixed antiglobulin reaction (MAR), and the microbial colonization of ejaculates covering a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Likewise, there was no significant association of ASA with microbial findings in patients' female partners, who also presented without symptoms of genital tract infection and were screened at the same time. Furthermore, ASA in semen (IgG and IgA) were not significantly related to several potential markers of subclinical male sexual gland infection or inflammation (leukocytes, PMN elastase, albumin, C3c) evaluated in aliquots of the same ejaculates used for immunological testing.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sêmen
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Autoanticorpos
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Espermatozoides
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Andrologia
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha