Sexually transmitted diseases and infertility

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• 作者：Danielle G. Tsevat ; BA^a ; Harold C. Wiesenfeld ; MD ; CM^b ; Caitlin Parks ; MD^a ; Jeffrey F. Peipert ; MD ; PhD^c ; ^{jpeipert@iu.edu}
• 关键词：chlamydia ; gonorrhea ; infertility ; STD ; STI
• 刊名：American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：216
• 期：1
• 页码：1-9
• 全文大小：377 K
• 卷排序：216

文摘

Female infertility, including tubal factor infertility, is a major public health concern worldwide. Most cases of tubal factor infertility are attributable to untreated sexually transmitted diseases that ascend along the reproductive tract and are capable of causing tubal inflammation, damage, and scarring. Evidence has consistently demonstrated the effects of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae as pathogenic bacteria involved in reproductive tract morbidities including tubal factor infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease. There is limited evidence in the medical literature that other sexually transmitted organisms, including Mycoplasma genitalium, Trichomonas vaginalis, and other microorganisms within the vaginal microbiome, may be important factors involved in the pathology of infertility. Further investigation into the vaginal microbiome and other potential pathogens is necessary to identify preventable causes of tubal factor infertility. Improved clinical screening and prevention of ascending infection may provide a solution to the persistent burden of infertility.