title: [Iso and autoantibodies to spermatozoa in sterile marriages].
abstract: Our clinical catamnestic studies on cases of sterility with a proven sensitization against spermatozoa revealed a statistically significant decrease of pregnancies only in patients with positive spermantibody tests over a period longer than 3 years. A direct spermimunological etiology of sterility can not yet be derived. In the investigated 759 cases a sensitization against spermatozoa was detected in 93 cases. In 11 patients the spermantibodies proved to be positive longer than 3 years. Washed spermatozoa were used as antigen in the applied test methods. It may very well be possible, that the results point in a different direction once we are applying a particular fertility diminishing spermatozoa antigen.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007518:Isoantibodies
vernacular_title: Spermatozoen-Iso- und Autoantikörper bei sterilen Ehen.