Chlamydial Infection and Male Infertility: An Epidemiological Study
| Autor: | R. F. Frongillo, V. Lauro, G. M. Custo, C. Saitto |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Infertility endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Semen urologic and male genital diseases Male infertility Semen quality fluids and secretions Endocrinology Internal medicine medicine Humans Infertility Male Clinical Trials as Topic Chlamydia biology urogenital system Genitourinary system Female infertility Chlamydia Infections medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Spermatozoa female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Chlamydiales Immunology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Andrology. 23:243-248 |
| ISSN: | 0148-5016 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/01485018908986847 |
| Popis: | Chlamydia-positive genitourinary infections are common causes of male and female infertility. Semen abnormalities are often associated with Chlamydia infections. A large population of male patients, admitted to our clinic for genitourinary infection, were examined for genitourinary pathogens, including Chlamydia, and for semen abnormalities. There were higher abnormalities semen in Chlamydia-infected patients than either non-Chlamydia-infected or healthy controls. Chlamydia therapy by antimicrobial agents improved semen characteristics. Chlamydia infection contributes to seminal fluid abnormalities and probably to male infertility. A search for chlamydial infection is warranted whenever semen abnormalities are noted. An antimicrobial therapy improves semen quality when effective in eradicating Chlamydia. |
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