The role of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male infertility

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作者
Joki-Korpela, Paivi [1 ]
Sahrakorpi, Niina [1 ]
Halttunen, Mervi [1 ]
Surcel, Helja-Marja [2 ]
Paavonen, Jorma [1 ]
Tiitinen, Aila [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Helsinki, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland
[2] Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Oulu, Finland
关键词
HEAT-SHOCK-PROTEIN; MALE GENITAL-TRACT; ANTIBODIES; SEMEN; FERTILITY; DAMAGE; SPERM; WOMEN; GAMMA; IGG;
D O I
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.051
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
To study the association between plasma antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis and male infertility, 90 men from infertile couples attending a University Hospital IVF clinic for IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and 190 healthy blood donors as control subjects were studied for IgG and IgA antibodies to C. trachomatis, and for the men from infertile couples seminal fluid analysis was performed according to the World Health Organization criteria. The prevalence of plasma IgG antibodies to C. trachomatis was higher among men from infertile couples than control men, and men with chlamydial antibodies had lower sperm counts than those without. (Fertil Steril (R) 2009;91:1448-50. (C) 2009 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
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页码:1448 / 1450
页数:3
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