Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 915-919, March 2009

Ultrastructural findings in semen samples of infertile men infected with Chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasmas

  • Guadalupe Gallegos-Avila, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • ,
  • Marta Ortega-Martínez, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • ,
  • Benito Ramos-González, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • ,
  • Rolando Tijerina-Menchaca, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • ,
  • Jesús Ancer-Rodríguez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • ,
  • Gilberto Jaramillo-Rangel, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gilberto Jaramillo-Rangel, Ph.D., Departamento de Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ave. Madero y Dr. Eduardo Aguirre P., Colonia Mitras Centro, Monterrey NL, C.P. 64460, México (FAX: 52-81-8329-4183).

Received 13 December 2007; received in revised form 23 April 2008; accepted 9 May 2008. published online 11 August 2008.

The aim of this study was to describe the ultrastructural features observed in semen samples of men with infertility and subfertility of unknown cause infected with Chlamydia trachomatis and mycoplasmas. The findings observed by ultrastructure included destruction or persistence of bacteria in leukocytes, phagocytosis of spermatozoa by leukocytes, and structural damage of spermatozoa.

Key Words: Chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasmas, infertile men, semen, ultrastructure

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 G.G.-A. has nothing to disclose. M.O.-M. has nothing to disclose. B.R.-G. has nothing to disclose. R.T.-M. has nothing to disclose. J.A.-R. has nothing to disclose. G.J.-R. has nothing to disclose.

 Supported by a grant from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México (PAICYT grant no. SA 244-99).

PII: S0015-0282(08)01147-3

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.035

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 3 , Pages 915-919, March 2009

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