Effects of bacteria on male fertility: Spermatogenesis and sperm function
Hajar Oghbaei a b
,
Yeganeh Rastgar Rezaei c d
,
Saba Nikanfar e
,
Reza Zarezadeh e
,
Mohammadreza Sadegi f
,
Zeinab Latifi e
, Mohammad Nouri g, Amir Fattahi h g i
,
Yadollah Ahmadi j
,
Nathalie Bleisinger
Bacterial infections could damage different cells and affect their functions [5]. A variety of microorganisms, in particular, viruses and bacteria have been identified as the urogenital tract pathogens which can cause subfertility [6]. Infections caused by different gram-negative and positive bacteria are responsible for 15% of male primary infertilities [7]. In this respect, it has been documented that bacterial and viral infections caused by Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium), Human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), hepatitis B virus (HBV), Streptococcus faecalis (S. faecalis), mumps, and tuberculosis are associated with male infertility [[8], [9], [10], [11]]. Although the clinical importance of the genital bacterial infections in male fertility is commonly known, the harmful effects of different microbial species on male gametes are still being debated.
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