TY - JOUR
T1 - The prevalence of ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis, chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhoeae infections, and the rubella status of patients undergoing an initial infertility evaluation
AU - Imudia, Anthony N.
AU - Detti, Laura
AU - Puscheck, Elizabeth E.
AU - Yelian, Frank D.
AU - Diamond, Michael P.
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Purpose: To determine the prevalence of positive test for Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU), Mycoplasma hominis (MH), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections, and their corresponding Rubella status when undergoing workup for infertility. Methods: Retrospective chart review to determine infection status for UU, MH, CT, and NG as determined by cervical swab, as well as the serum Rubella antibody titer. Results: A total of 46 patients of the patients reviewed were positive for UU (20.1%), three patients were positive for MH (1.3%), five patients were positive for CT (2.2%) and one patient was positive for NG (0.4%). Rubella immunity was confirmed in 90.3% of patients. Conclusion: Approximately one quarter of women presenting to an infertility clinic seeking to conceive were found to have a positive test for UU, MH, CT or NG infection. Additionally, almost 10% of the patients were Rubella non-immune at the time of presentation for infertility evaluation.
AB - Purpose: To determine the prevalence of positive test for Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU), Mycoplasma hominis (MH), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections, and their corresponding Rubella status when undergoing workup for infertility. Methods: Retrospective chart review to determine infection status for UU, MH, CT, and NG as determined by cervical swab, as well as the serum Rubella antibody titer. Results: A total of 46 patients of the patients reviewed were positive for UU (20.1%), three patients were positive for MH (1.3%), five patients were positive for CT (2.2%) and one patient was positive for NG (0.4%). Rubella immunity was confirmed in 90.3% of patients. Conclusion: Approximately one quarter of women presenting to an infertility clinic seeking to conceive were found to have a positive test for UU, MH, CT or NG infection. Additionally, almost 10% of the patients were Rubella non-immune at the time of presentation for infertility evaluation.
KW - Chlamydia
KW - Gonorrheae
KW - Infertility evaluation
KW - Mycoplasma
KW - Rubella status
KW - Ureaplasma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=38649123027&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=38649123027&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10815-007-9192-z
DO - 10.1007/s10815-007-9192-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 18202910
AN - SCOPUS:38649123027
SN - 1058-0468
VL - 25
SP - 43
EP - 46
JO - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
JF - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
IS - 1
ER -