The Association between Mycoplasma Species Infection and Tubal Obstruction ()
ABSTRACT
Objectives: Numerous factors can cause infertility. Tubal factor accounts for
approximately 30% of infertility in females. This study was conducted to
evaluate the rate of asymptomatic Mycoplasma
hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in females diagnosed with tubal obstruction. Methods: This is
a retrospective case-control study conducted at New Life Fertility Centre. We
have identified and reviewed the health records of 167 subfertile women that
had HSG and an endocervical swab for Mycoplasma
hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum done. Results: We compared the endocervical swab results of ureaplasma
and mycoplasma in the patients with tubal obstruction (group 1) to the patients
with normal patent tubes (group 2). Diagnosis of tubal patency was based on the
HSG results. Our results show that there is a significantly higher rate of Ureaplasma urealyticum/Mycoplasma hominis infection in group 1
compared to group 2. Conclusion: Our data shows that there is a high rate
of U. urealyticum and M. hominis infection in patients
diagnosed with tubal factor of infertility and it can be a marker in the prediction
of the tubal pathology.
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Gomaa, H. , Shaeer, E. and Soliman, S. (2018) The Association between Mycoplasma Species Infection and Tubal Obstruction.
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
8, 1431-1437. doi:
10.4236/ojog.2018.813144.
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