caa a22 4500 445308796 CHVBK 20180317142622.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00404-010-1726-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00404-010-1726-4 Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma infections in infertile couples and effects of these infections on fertility [Elektronische Daten] [İlker Günyeli, Faruk Abike, İlkkan Dünder, Canan Aslan, Ömer Tapısız, Osman Temizkan, Ahmet Payaslı, Evrim Erdemoğlu] Objective: In our study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections among infertile couples and effects of these infections on infertility. Materials and methods: Prevalence of Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma antibodies and Chlamydia IgM antibodies and its effect on these agents' sperm parameters, namely, morphology, density, and motility were investigated among a total of 212 patients including fertile and infertile couples. Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma antigens were evaluated using ELISA in the cervical and urethral samples. Chlamydia IgM antibody was measured using micro-ELISA in blood samples. Results: No difference was detected among the fertile and infertile groups in the serological investigation of urethral and cervical samples with respect to the prevalence of Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma antigens and Chlamydia IgM antibody and sperm parameters (p>0.05). Discussion: There is no significant difference between fertile and infertile couples in terms of the prevalence of the above mentioned infections. Accordingly, during the infertility assessment, infertile couples should not be routinely screened for these infective agents without any clinically sound evidence. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Infertility nationallicence Chlamydia nationallicence Mycoplasma nationallicence Ureaplasma nationallicence Sperm parameters nationallicence Günyeli İlker Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Abike Faruk Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Dünder İlkkan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey aut Aslan Canan Department of Science of Health Institute, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey aut Tapısız Ömer Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Temizkan Osman Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Payaslı Ahmet Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut Erdemoğlu Evrim Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey aut Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/2(2011-02-01), 379-385 0932-0067 283:2<379 2011 283 404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1726-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1726-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Günyeli İlker Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abike Faruk Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dünder İlkkan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Aslan Canan Department of Science of Health Institute, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tapısız Ömer Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Temizkan Osman Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Payaslı Ahmet Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Erdemoğlu Evrim Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics Springer-Verlag 283/2(2011-02-01), 379-385 0932-0067 283:2<379 2011 283 404 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer