Urethritis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Ochsendorf, F. R.

doi:10.1007/3-540-33713-x_66

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“…Data on the relevance of STD infections for male fertility are conflicting and have been reviewed elsewhere (Weidner et al. , 1999; Ochsendorf, 2006). This may be explained by large differences in the prevalence of STDs in different regions of the world.…”

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Sexually transmitted infections: impact on male fertility

2008

Andrologia

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Summary The impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) on male fertility is strongly dependent on the local prevalence of the STDs. In Western countries STD‐infections are of minor relevance. In other regions, i.e. Africa or South East Asia, the situation appears to be different. Acute urethritis could not be associated with male infertility. Chronic infections (gonorrhoea) can cause urethral strictures and epididymo‐orchitis. Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea can be transmitted to the female partner and cause pelvic inflammatory disease with tubal obstruction. Ureaplasma urealyticum may impair spermatozoa (motility, DNA condensation). Trichomonas vaginalis has, if any, only minor influence on male fertility. The relevance of viral infections (HPV, HSV) for male infertility is not resolved. Any STD increases the chances of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The HIV infection is associated with infectious semen and the risk of virus transmission. Semen quality deteriorates with the progression of immunodeficiency. Special counselling of serodiscordant couples is needed. STDs should be treated early and adequately to prevent late sequelae for both men and women.

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Sexually transmitted infections: impact on male fertility

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“…Neisseria gonorrhoeae is an exclusive human pathogen that mainly aff ects the urogenital epithelium. In chronic urethritis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the formation of strictures of the urethra and the development of its obstruction and ejaculation disorders are possible [82][83][84]. Gonococci are able to attach to sperm cells through the villi of the bacterial cell surface [85][86][87], thereby causing changes in sperm motility.…”

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Urogenital Infection as a Factor of Development of Male Infertility

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To date, according to statistics, in Ukraine there is an increase in the number of infertile marriages. Many studies have emphasized the male factor of infertility Often, male infertility is the result of a previous infectious disease or an acute genital inflammation. Microorganisms that infect sperm usually persist in the urinary tract as a monoinfection or form associations. Microorganisms in biofilms are able to acquire new, not yet studied, properties. Persistence of pathogens in the urogenital tract of men triggers several mechanisms of the pathological action on sperm, the first of which is the infectious factor, directly related to the adhesion and resulting in a complete or partial decrease in the mobility and deformation of sperm. On the other hand, the development of the inflammatory process as a trigger of an immune response directed simultaneously against the infectious agent and the affected sperm. The increase in the number of leukocytes at the site of inflammation activates the secretion of biological substances which also have a damaging effect on sperm. The generalized data allow drawing a conclusion about the significant influence of opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms as part of associations or monoinfection on the morphofunctional state of spermatozoa.

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Infection in Infertility

Henkel

2012

Male Infertility

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Urethritis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Cited by 8 publications

References 112 publications

Sexually transmitted infections: impact on male fertility

Sexually transmitted infections: impact on male fertility

Urogenital Infection as a Factor of Development of Male Infertility

Infection in Infertility

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