Study on effects of male reproductive tract infections with aerobic bacteria on sperm quality

A descriptive cross sectional study was done with 200 male partners of couples who were seeking medical advice for subfertility Seminal fluid analysis, urine and seminal fluid cultures were done on each subject. Pathogenic organisms were isolated in seminal fluid in 8% of males (n=16/191) with a colony count of more than 101,out of which two also had concomitant urinary tract infections with the same pathogen. Another 7.5%(n= 15/191) showed a mixed growth of organisms. Analysis did not show a significant association between the seminal fluid infections with aerobic organisms and seminal fluid parameters. P values for individual parameters were, concentration (0.465), motility (0.608), morphology (0.869) and viability (0.137). Infections with aerobic organisms did not show an effect on seminal fluid parameters.