Herpes Simplex &amp; Cytomegalo Viruses inflicted semen substantiates infertility among men.

Sheikh, Shahid Hussain; Waqqar, Shakeel; William, Godfrey Paul; Aziz, Shuokr Qarani; Bano, Saima; David, Andrew; Ahsan, Merab

doi:10.9790/0853-13357477

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“…In another study conducted among 423 blood donors (54 men and 366 women) aged between 20 and 57 years in Croatia using Western Blot test, anti HSV2 antibody was positive among 3.3% of participants (2.7% men and 7% women) ( 58 ). In addition, during a different study, 39.9% of semen specimens of 69 infertile men were HSV positive ( 59 ). Comparing the seminal fluid of men with and without infertility during an analytical study, showed the frequency of HSV1 DNA virus as of 2.5% (normal semen) and 2.1% (abnormal semen) ( 60 ).…”

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The prevalence of herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 infection in Iran: A meta-analysis

Malary

Abedi

Hamzehgardeshi³

et al. 2016

IJRM

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Background: Seroepidemiologic studies indicate a high prevalence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. This infection leads to ophthalmic, dermatologic, oral, neurologic, vaginal and cervical problems. Different studies have been carried out to estimate the HSV seroprevalence in Iran. Combining the results of these studies would be useful for health policy-making. Objective: This study aims to estimate the pooled prevalence of HSV infection using meta-analysis. Materials and Methods: Using relevant keywords, national and international data banks were searched. Restricting the search strategy, excluding duplicates and investigating the titles and abstracts, relevant articles were identified. To increase the search sensitivity, the lists of references were investigated. To find un-published studies, specialized experts as well as research centers were interviewed. The heterogeneity between the results was assessed using Cochrane test and I-squared indicator. The pooled prevalence of HSV infection was estimated using random effects model. Results: We recruited 33 eligible papers investigated 7762 individuals. The total prevalences (95% confidence intervals) of HSV1, HSV2 and HSV infections were estimated as of 42.04% (20.9-63.1), 6.5% (4.7-8.2) and 25.7% (8.8-42.5) respectively. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that the HSV2 seroprevalence among Iranian people is considerably lower than HSV1 infection.

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