title: Study on serum sperm agglutination in cases of unexplained infertility.
abstract: In our study we investigated 100 couples of unexplained infertility in order to detect the presence of anti-spermatozoal antibodies. Both auto-immunity and Iso-immunity have been found responsible in 12.5% of couples of primary infertility & 10% of couples of secondary infertility. As many as, 21% of cases of unexplained infertility were attributed to presence of antibodies in sera of infertile couples. Here, we highlight the importance of anti-spermatozoal antibodies testing in the first instance itself in cases of unexplained infertility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Talib
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ranga
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shahi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D007519:Isoantigens