Clinical and prognostic significance of human papillomavirus DNA in the sperm or exfoliated cells of infertile patients and subjects with risk factors

• Published in: Fertility and sterility Vol. 94; no. 5; pp. 1723 - 1727
• Main Authors: Foresta, Carlo, Pizzol, Damiano, Moretti, Afra, Barzon, Luisa, Palù, Giorgio, Garolla, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Asthenozoospermia; Biological and medical sciences; Birth control; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA, Viral - analysis; Epidemiology. Vaccinations; exfoliated cells; General aspects; genital warts; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; HPV; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Infertility, Male - diagnosis; Infertility, Male - epidemiology; Infertility, Male - virology; Internal Medicine; Male; male infertility; Medical sciences; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Papillomavirus Infections - complications; Papillomavirus Infections - diagnosis; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Prevalence; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Semen Analysis; sperm; Sperm Motility; Spermatozoa - virology; Sterility. Assisted procreation; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the genital and urinary system; genital warts; exfoliated cells; sperm; Asthenozoospermia; male infertility; HPV; Prognosis; Papovaviridae; Papillomavirus; Human papillomavirus; Male genital diseases; Cell; Human; Semen; Gynecology; Genital system; Obstetrics; Semen disorders; Infection; Virus; Sexually transmitted disease; Viral disease; DNA; Risk factor; Male sterility; Condyloma acuminatum; Asthenospermia

To evaluate human papillomavirus (HPV) sperm infection and its correlation with sperm parameters in infertile patients and subjects with risk factors. Cross-sectional clinical study. Andrology and microbiology sections at a university hospital. A cohort of 290 subjects: 26 with genital warts, 66 wit...