The role of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male infertility

Joki-Korpela, Päivi; Sahrakorpi, Niina; Halttunen, Mervi; Surcel, Heljä‐Marja; Paavonen, Jorma; Tiitinen, Aila

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.051

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“…If untreated, this infection has potentially serious and long-term health consequences for women such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy and tubal factor infertility. A growing body of evidence also links infection to infertility in men (Joki-Korpela et al, 2009;Idahl , Boman, Kumlin, & Olofsson, 2004). The highest incidence of infection is amongst 15-24 year olds.…”

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How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study

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Wallace

French

2011

British J Health Psychol

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Objectives. This study aimed to improve understanding of how young UK genito‐urinary medicine (GUM) patients perceive the risk of chlamydia, and identify implications for health education.Design. A qualitative methodology was chosen.Methods. Semi‐structured interviews with 27 respondents aged 16–22 years old were conducted. Data were subjected to thematic analysis.Results. Respondents made assessments of the perceived seriousness of, and their personal susceptibility to, chlamydia infection. Judgements about seriousness were related to beliefs about the controllability of symptoms and the long‐term health consequences of infection. Susceptibility estimates were related to beliefs about the extent to which personal exposure put them in contact with chlamydia, and about the prevalence of infection amongst their peer group. This is consistent with the content of illness risk representations proposed by Cameron (2003). Respondents demonstrated some beliefs, which appeared to influence perceptions of seriousness and susceptibility in unhelpful ways.Conclusions. Young people may be underestimating their risk of chlamydia infection due to the presence of unhelpful beliefs. Dialogue between health professionals and patients within GUM clinics, or through consultations as part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP), could provide vehicles to deliver health education to target these. Suggested health education includes highlighting false reassurance provided by treatment beliefs and exposing the fallibility of using overt characteristics to judge the likelihood that a potential sexual partner poses a risk of infection.

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How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study

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2011

British J Health Psychol

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“…Chlamydia has not been shown to affect the percentage of immotile or viable sperm [62], and there are other contrasting studies that show no association with DNA fragmentation [63] or effect on sperm concentration, motility, and/or morphology [66]. The presence of C. trachomatis antibodies, therefore, has not been shown to be conclusively linked to infertility, although there are studies suggesting an association [67], and others showing that despite an associated inflammatory response, there was no effect on sperm parameters [68].…”

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Sexually Transmitted Infections

Brookings

Goldmeier

Sadeghi‐Nejad

2014

Men's Sexual Health and Fertility

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“…Urogenital infection with Chlamydia induces IgG and serum IgA synthesis, which persists for years (Puolakkainen et al, 1986). IgA and IgG anti-Chlamydia in the male serum are associated with decreased quality of seminal material (Cengiz et al, 1997;Joki-Korpela et al, 2009). Asymptomatic infection with Chlamydia may be the cause of unexplained infertility (Greendale et al, 1993).…”

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Role of genital tract infections and inflammatory processes in male infertility

Silea¹,

Holban²,

Chifiriuc³

2018

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Inflammation and male genital tract infections could interfere with the spermatogenesis process and lead to damages in sperm quality, as well as to seminal tract obstruction, being thus considered two of the most important causes of male infertility. Therefore, currently, there is an acute need for a better standardization of the methodology used in the clinical practice to detect and identify microorganisms infecting the male urogenital tract and also for the correct diagnosis of inflammatory processes correlated with male infertility. This paper aims to review some of the physiological changes of the main determinants of sperm quality induced by inflammatory and infectious processes, such as increased seminal leucocytes, oxidative stress and cytokines production.

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The role of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in male infertility

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How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study

How do young adults perceive the risk of chlamydia infection? A qualitative study

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Role of genital tract infections and inflammatory processes in male infertility

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