Sexual And Reproductive Health

Chlamydia in men now also linked to infertility

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 18th, 2004

Chlamydia infection in women has been known for some time to be linked to infertility, but Swedish research has found evidence that infection in men can also lessen the chance of their partners becoming pregnant.

A team from Umea University Hospital in Umea and the Scandinavian Fertility Center in Gothenburg, Sweden, found decreased pregnancy rates in couples where the man had IgG antibodies - a marker of previous or persistent infection by C. trachomatis, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. Their report was published in Human Reproduction.

The researchers tested 244 infertile couples attending their infertility clinic...

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