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Male Partners of Infertile Couples with Seminal Infections of Human Papillomavirus Have Impaired Fertility Parameters
Joint Authors
Gimenes, Fabrícia
Consolaro, Marcia Edilaine Lopes
Damke, Edilson
Kurscheidt, Fábio A.
Balani, Valério A.
Takeda, Karen I.
Irie, Mary M. T.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Several studies have addressed the impact of viral infections on male infertility.
However, it is still unknown whether human papillomavirus (HPV) can alter seminal parameters.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HPV in the semen of male partners of couples seeking fertility evaluation.
Additionally, we assessed the possibility that HPV infections affect seminal parameters.
A total of 229 semen samples were collected from men in the Sperm Analysis Section of São Camilo Laboratory of Maringá, Brazil, between October 2015 and March 2016.
Basic seminal parameters were analyzed, and HPV was detected and genotyped by polymerase chain reaction.
HPV DNA was detected in 16.6% of samples.
Of these, 10.5% had single type HPV infections, 6.1% had multiple HPV infections, 5.7% had exclusively high-risk HPV, and 6.1% had exclusively low-risk HPV.
Samples positive for single and multiple types of HPV were associated with abnormal viscosity, and samples positive for multiple HPV types were also associated with hypospermia, higher pH, and increased leukocyte numbers.
These findings suggest that the male partners of infertile couples with seminal HPV infections may have prostate disturbances indicative of glandular dysfunction, which may influence fertility.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Damke, Edilson& Kurscheidt, Fábio A.& Balani, Valério A.& Takeda, Karen I.& Irie, Mary M. T.& Gimenes, Fabrícia…[et al.]. 2017. Male Partners of Infertile Couples with Seminal Infections of Human Papillomavirus Have Impaired Fertility Parameters. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137303
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Damke, Edilson…[et al.]. Male Partners of Infertile Couples with Seminal Infections of Human Papillomavirus Have Impaired Fertility Parameters. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137303
American Medical Association (AMA)
Damke, Edilson& Kurscheidt, Fábio A.& Balani, Valério A.& Takeda, Karen I.& Irie, Mary M. T.& Gimenes, Fabrícia…[et al.]. Male Partners of Infertile Couples with Seminal Infections of Human Papillomavirus Have Impaired Fertility Parameters. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137303
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1137303