| Literature DB >> 21167483 |
Antonio Perino1, Lucia Giovannelli, Rosaria Schillaci, Giovanni Ruvolo, Francesco Paolo Fiorentino, Pietro Alimondi, Eleonora Cefalù, Piero Ammatuna.
Abstract
A prospective study was performed to assess the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in 199 infertile couples and outcome of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). A highly statistically significant correlation between pregnancy loss rate (proportion of pregnancies detected by β-hCG that did not progress beyond 20 weeks) and positive HPV DNA testing in the male partner of infertile couples, compared with HPV negatives, was observed (66.7% vs. 15%).Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21167483 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.11.047
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN: 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329