Open AccessInfluence of previous exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis on in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programs outcome
Author(s) -
Valeriya Sergeyevna Samulyzhko
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
žurnalʺ akušerstva i ženskihʺ boleznej
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1684-0461
pISSN - 1683-9366
DOI - 10.17816/jowd61568-79
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , infertility , medicine , in vitro fertilisation , chlamydia , chlamydiales , embryo transfer , chlamydiaceae , mechanism (biology) , pathogenesis , andrology , embryo , immunology , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , philosophy , epistemology
This review presents the existing literature on association between the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies in various biological materials and the success of IVF and ET treatment. This article discusses major mechanism of infertility within patients with previous exposure to C. trachomatis and the role of chlamydial heat shock protein in its pathogenesis