Prevalence of cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus in human semen.
Cytomegalovirus was isolated from semen in 4 of 170 males seeking evaluation at the Reproductive Medicine Clinic at Prince Henry's Hospital, and from 1 of 40 healthy university students. All initial isolates were from specimens with abnormal semen analysis (P less than 0.01). Herpes simplex virus was not isolated from any sample.
D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*