Study the relationship between some sex hormones and toxoplasmosis among infertile men patients in Thi-Qar province

Abstract EN

Toxoplasma gondii is the causal agent of Toxoplasmosis which infects a large proportion of the world’s population, but clinically uncommonly causes significant disease.

The present study was performed to estimate the relationship between toxoplasmosis and some sex hormones (testosterone hormone , follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone ) and also to estimate the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in infertility men.

280 samples of both infertile patients(180) and controls(100) had been tested by ELISA technique to detect anti-Toxoplasma Abs (IgG and IgM).The levels of sex hormones were also tested in men sera by ELISA test.

The results of the present study in both infertile patients and healthy controls showed presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG Abs in 40 out of 180 (22.23%) and 16 out of 100 (16%) respectively.

While the result of ELISA- IgM test was (0 %) in both subjects .The results of sex hormones appeared the level of testosterone hormone was lowest in infertile patients infected with toxoplasmosis compared to higher level of hormone in non infected infertile patients and control groups.