Demonstration of Chlamydia trachomatis IgG antibodies in the male partner of the infertile couple is correlated with a reduced likelihood of achieving pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1121-1126

  Idahl, A ^a   Boman, J ^a   Kumlin, U ^a   Olofsson, Jan I ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Fertilitetscentrum AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Infertility; PCR; Pregnancy outcome; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINALYSIS; UTERINE TUBE;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 2442617168     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh155     Document Type: Article

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