Bacterial infection of the male reproductive system causing infertility

M Farsimadan, M Motamedifar - Journal of reproductive immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial infections play a disruptive and hidden role in male reproductive failure. Different
kinds of bacteria are often able to interfere with reproductive function in both sexes and lead …

Human male genital tract microbiota

A Zuber, A Peric, N Pluchino, D Baud… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The human body is vastly colonised by microorganisms, whose impact on health is
increasingly recognised. The human genital tract hosts a diverse microbiota, and an …

Staphylococcal infections and infertility: mechanisms and management

S Dutta, P Sengupta, E Izuka, I Menuba… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2020 - Springer
Infertility is a subject of worldwide concern as it affects approximately 15% of couples.
Among the prime contributors of infertility, urogenital bacterial infections have lately gained …

Role of Lactobacillus in Female Infertility Via Modulating Sperm Agglutination and Immobilization

F Zhang, J Dai, T Chen - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infertility has become a common problem in recent decades. The pathogenesis of infertility is
variable, but microbiological factors account for a large proportion of it. Dysbiosis of vaginal …

The impact of antisperm antibodies on human male reproductive function: an update

AF Silva, J Ramalho-Santos, S Amaral - Reproduction, 2021 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Immune infertility occurs due to the presence of antisperm antibodies (ASA). This type of
infertility has a relatively low prevalence (2.6–6.6% in infertile men), and its etiology, risk …

Relationships between bacteriospermia, DNA integrity, nuclear protamine alteration, sperm quality and ICSI outcome

A Zeyad, M Hamad, H Amor, ME Hammadeh - Reproductive Biology, 2018 - Elsevier
The Aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of bacteriospermia on human sperm
parameters, nuclear protamines, DNA integrity and ICSI outcome in patients enrolled for …

Effects of bacteria on male fertility: Spermatogenesis and sperm function

H Oghbaei, YR Rezaei, S Nikanfar, R Zarezadeh… - Life Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial infection can negatively affect different parts of the male genital tract and
subsequently cause impaired spermatogenesis and male fertility. However, most of the …

The effects of bacterial infection on human sperm nuclear protamine P1/P2 ratio and DNA integrity

A Zeyad, MF Hamad, ME Hammadeh - Andrologia, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to detect the effects of bacterial infection on human sperm
nuclear protamines and DNA fragmentation. In this study, 120 semen samples were …

Oxidative stress as an underlying mechanism of bacteria-inflicted damage to male gametes

E Tvrdá, F Benko, M Ďuračka - Oxygen, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial infestation of the male reproductive system with subsequent effects of bacteria on
the structural integrity and functional activity of male gametes has become a significant factor …

Ejaculatory Abstinence Affects the Sperm Quality in Normozoospermic Men—How Does the Seminal Bacteriome Respond?

E Tvrdá, M Ďuračka, F Benko, A Kováčik… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study was designed to describe bacterial profiles of ejaculates collected following a
long and short ejaculatory abstinence set in the context of changes in the conventional …