Associations of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection with male infertility and intrauterine insemination outcomes

• Published in: Asian journal of andrology Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 219 - 224
• Main Authors: Wan, Yang-Yang, Shi, Xiao-Yun, Liu, Wen-Jing, Bai, Shun, Chen, Xin, Li, Si-Yao, Jiang, Xiao-Hua, Wu, Li-Min, Zhang, Xian-Sheng, Hua, Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 01.03.2025; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Adult; Artificial insemination; Bacterial infections; China; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Hydrogen sulfide; Infection; Infections; Infertility; Infertility, Male; Infertility, Male - microbiology; Infertility, Male - therapy; Insemination, Artificial; intrauterine insemination; Male; male infertility; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Methods; Original; ORIGINAL ARTICLE; oxidative stress; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Semen - microbiology; Semen Analysis; Sperm; sperm dna fragmentation index; Ureaplasma Infections - complications; Ureaplasma urealyticum; Ureaplasma urealyticum - isolation & purification; China; intrauterine insemination; male infertility; oxidative stress; sperm DNA fragmentation index

Abstract Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) is one of the most commonly occurring pathogens associated with genital tract infections in infertile males, but the impact of seminal UU infection in semen on intrauterine insemination (IUI) outcomes is poorly understood. We collected data from 245 infertile cou...