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Microbiology of semen specimens from males attending a fertility clinic
Author(s) -
KJÆRGAARD N.,
KRISTENSEN B.,
HANSEN E. S.,
FARHOLT S.,
SCHØONHEYDER H. C.,
ULDBJERG N.,
MADSEN H.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1997.tb05054.x
Subject(s) - ureaplasma urealyticum , gardnerella vaginalis , semen , ureaplasma , urethritis , chlamydia trachomatis , mycoplasma genitalium , semen quality , gynecology , fertility , medicine , biology , mycoplasma , bacteriology , haemophilus , microbiology and biotechnology , andrology , bacterial vaginosis , bacteria , population , genetics , environmental health
The relationship between semen quality, pyospermia and bacteriology was studied in 201 semen specimens from male patients attending a fertility clinic. Semen quality parameters were within normal limits in 115 (57%) patients, slightly reduced in 60 (30%), and 26 (13%) had findings indicating reduced fertility. Twelve patients (6%) had pyospermia. In 182 patients, 552 microorganisms were detected, including Enterobacteriaceae (2.8%), Gardnerella vaginalis (9.6%), Chlamydia trachomatis (1.6%) , Mycoplasma genitalium (0.9%), and Ureaplasma urealyticum (11.8%). Semen quality was neither related to occurrence of microorganisms nor pyospermia. However, pyospermia was associated with simultaneous growth of Gardnerella vaginalis and Ureaplasma urealyticum . The exact nature of this association could not be ascertained, in as far as the males were not questioned about urethritis symptoms.