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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Human papillomavirus found in sperm head of young adult males affects the progressive motility
Fertility and Sterility, Volume 93, No. 3, Year 2010
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Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) sperm infection and its correlation with sperm parameters in a cohort of young adult males. Design: Cross-sectional clinical study. Setting: Andrology and Microbiology sections at a university hospital. Patient(s): A cohort of 200 young adult male volunteers (18 years old), 100 with previous sexual intercourse and 100 without previous sexual intercourse. Main Outcome Measure(s): Seminal parameters, sperm culture for HPV and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis for HPV detection in the sperm head. Statistical analysis was performed with a two-tailed Student's t-test. Result(s): Results of HPV investigation were compared to sperm parameters and results of FISH analysis. HPV infection was present in sperm cells of 10 subjects among those 100 young adults who already had unprotected intercourse and its presence was associated with reduced sperm motility. Furthermore, infected samples showed that about 25% of sperm had an HPV DNA positivity at the head site, but it is unclear whether it was integrated in the nucleus or not. Conclusion(s): This is the first report estimating the percentage of HPV-positive sperm in infected subjects and the association between HPV infection and sperm motility. © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
Foresta, Carlo
Unknown Affiliation
Garolla, Andrea
Unknown Affiliation
Pizzol, Damiano
Unknown Affiliation
Palu`, Giorgio
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Statistics
Citations: 133
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.050
ISSN:
00150282
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male