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A Fari

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PubMed1987

Importance of semen preparation in avoidance of reduced in vitro fertilization results attributable to bacteria.

Although the physical treatment of semen for IVF and related procedures is sufficient to remove most organisms present in semen, the pathogenic varieties tend to be more resistant. The supplementation of oocyte culture medium with both penicillin and streptomycin was associated with the eradication of 100% of organisms in the current study. In these circumstances, the presence of pathogenic organisms in the untreated semen is not associated with reduced oocyte fertilization in vitro.

Bacteria↗
PubMed1987

Systematic semen culture and its influence on IVF management.

Semen specimens from 519 men were cultured for organisms 2 weeks before oocyte recovery for in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The cultures from 72 men contained more than 5000 bacteria/ml and the IVF attempt was postponed. The IVF outcome was assessed in 382 couples in relation to the semen culture result. The pregnancy rate per cycle was significantly reduced when the semen culture contained organisms compared with axenic semen (P less than 0.05). This was independent of the cleavage rate of oocytes and the number of embryos transferred. Although mycoplasma was frequently cultured, chlamydial infection was very rare and no viruses were isolated in this study.

Bacteria↗
PubMed1987

[Comparative epidemiologic study of 120 patients with condylomatous lesions and 120 control patients].

The authors compared 120 women who had condylomata with 120 controls. The patients were more frequently single or divorced than the controls. Age at first sexual intercourse was the same in the patients and in the controls, but the total number of sexual partners was higher in the patients than in the controls. The age at first pregnancy was 24 years in the patients and 28 in the controls. About equal numbers of genital infections were found in the history of the controls as in the patients. On the other hand some specific urogenital infections were more frequent in the patients. Chlamydia diagnosed by a positive level at 1/64 in the serum test occurred in 21.4 per cent of patients and 5.5 per cent of controls.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

[Infections in gynecology].

After the author had reviewed present ideas about infections he outlined the specific character and the role of the normal flora to be found in the cervix and in the vagina, as well as the common characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases. The pathogenic role of bacteria that were previously considered to be "innocent" (type B streptococci, staphylococcus aureus, Gardnerella vaginalis) and Chlamydiae and mycoplasmas make it easier to understand the pathogenesis of basal gynaecological infections and of the urethral syndrome. The author then studies the aetiology of acute salpingitis that can be classified according to a number of responsible organisms: monomicrobial salpingitis (due to gonococci, Chlamydia, and microplasmas) or polymicrobacterial, the nature (endogenous or exogenous) of the infecting agents and the role of iatrogenic factors (such as intra-uterine contraceptive devices, terminations of pregnancies and so on). The diagnosis and the risks of gynaecological infections occurring are pointed out as well as the different problems associated with preventing these infections.

Adult↗