title: Human papillomavirus infection in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization procedures: impact on reproductive outcomes.
abstract: A prospective study was performed to assess the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in 199 infertile couples and outcome of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). A highly statistically significant correlation between pregnancy loss rate (proportion of pregnancies detected by β-hCG that did not progress beyond 20 weeks) and positive HPV DNA testing in the male partner of infertile couples, compared with HPV negatives, was observed (66.7% vs. 15%).
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Materno Infantile, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perino
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giovannelli
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruvolo
authors.forename: Francesco Paolo
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Fiorentino
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alimondi
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cefalù
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ammatuna
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000502:physiology; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control; D007246:Infertility / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome