Abstract
In this study, the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvumDNA were investigated using real-time multiplex PCR detection kit in the urine samples of 50 patients who presented to the infertility polyclinic. Patients were classified into two groups in accordance with the WHO leucocytospermia criteria as over 1×106 /ml (n=25) and below 1×106 /ml (controls; n=25). In addition, the semen sample results of the patients were evaluated. The mean leucocyte count in the leucocytospermia group was detected as 3.4×106 /ml. Agent positivity was found in 12 of 25 patients in the leucocytospermia group (U.parvum 10, U.urealyticum 3, M.hominis 3) and 9 of 25 patients in the control group (U.parvum 7, U.urealyticum 2, M.hominis 1). A chi-square test evaluation revealed no statistically significant difference between groups. (p=0.390). The statistical evaluation using the Mann-Whitney U and chi-square tests revealed no statistically significant negative effect of agent positivity on semen analysis parameters in either group (p>0.05). Although no significant difference was detected between the groups, this study provides data about the prevalence of asymptomatic sexually transmitted diseases in patients presenting to the infertility polyclinic.
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