title: The predictive value of the postcoital test for auto- and isoimmunity to spermatozoa.
abstract: Twenty eight infertile couples with sperm antibodies were used in the study. The immunologic factors in the husbands and wives were compared with the results of the post coital test. The results of the study showed that the post coital test had a predictive value of 75% for male auto-immunity to sperm while only 37% of the females with sperm antibodies had a poor post coital test. It was concluded that the post-coital test is an important screening predictor of auto-immunity to spermatozoa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tygerberg Hospital, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Franken
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015551:Autoimmunity; D002582:Cervix Mucus / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies