The relationship between female sexual practices and the development of antisperm antibodies.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if female sexual practices are associated with the development of antisperm antibodies.


METHODS
Anonymous questionnaire.


METHODS
Tertiary care; private practice.


METHODS
Thirty-nine consecutive patients undergoing antisperm antibody testing; 32 responded.


METHODS
Cervical mucus and serum obtained at midcycle.


RESULTS
Female sexual practices were found not to be related to the development of antisperm antibodies.


RESULTS
The percent (44.4) of women with antisperm antibodies who practice anal intercourse was not different from the percent (35.7) without these antibodies who engage in the same practice, and the percent (94.4) of women with antisperm antibodies who practice oral intercourse was not different from the percent (92.8) without these antibodies who engage in this practice.


CONCLUSIONS
Female sexual practices do not appear to be related to the development of antisperm antibodies.
Chacho
K J
KJ
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, Connecticut 06610.
Hage
C W
CW
Shulman
S
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D000328:Adult; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000906:Antibodies