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  • Title: Ureaplasma urealyticum (T-mycoplasma) infection: does it have a role in male infertility?
    Author: Desai S, Cohen S, Khatamee M, Leiter E.
    Journal: J Urol; 1980 Oct; 124(4):469-71. PubMed ID: 7420587.
    Abstract:
    Ureplasma urealyticum (T-mycoplasma) has been related to male infertility by some observers. To assess further this question 150 couples who presented for fertility had semen and cervical mucus cultures for mycoplasma. Positive cultures were obtained from 69 couples. There were no significant differences in the semen analyses among patients with positive or negative cultures. The presence of mycoplasma in the semen is probably the result of contamination at the time of ejaculation. Routine investigation for the presence of mycoplasma in subfertile men is unjustified. The routine use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in subfertile patients with positive mycoplasma culture is unnecessary.
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