Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3937993 | Fertility and Sterility | 2011 | 4 Pages |
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%).
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Authors
Antonio Perino, Lucia Giovannelli, Rosaria Schillaci, Giovanni Ruvolo, Francesco Paolo Fiorentino, Pietro Alimondi, Eleonora Cefalù, Piero Ammatuna,