title: Adverse effects on sperm movement characteristics in women with minimal and mild endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the effect of peritoneal fluid from infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis on sperm movement characteristics in comparison with fertile and infertile women with no endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective observer-blind trial.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic infertility department.
  
  
  METHODS
  57 women undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy or laparoscopic sterilisation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Changes in sperm movement characteristics in semen samples provided during routine infertility investigation or from sperm donors. Computer assisted semen analysis (CASA) performed using a Celltrack-S system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant reductions in linearity (P < 0.05), amplitude of lateral head displacement (P < 0.01), straight line velocity (P < 0.01), and curvilinear velocity (P < 0.01) (but not percentage motility) were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Peritoneal fluid from women with minimal or mild endometriosis adversely effects sperm movement characteristics in comparison to fertile women.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Curtis
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Lindsay
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Jackson
authors: R W
authors: RW
authors: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004715:Endometriosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008183:Luteal Phase; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000502:physiology*