Abstract
144 patients with longstanding infertility (mean duration of infertility 4.9 years) were screened for endometrial infection with Chlamydia trachomatis by means of endometrial biopsy and McCoy cell-culture. The same day blood was taken for detection of Chlamydia IgG antibodies in serum samples. During a 1 year's period, all new patients of a large infertility clinic without complaints or clinical symptoms of infection of the lower genital tract were consecutively submitted to the study. Elevated titers of IgG antibodies in serum samples (Chlam. AB greater than or equal to 1/256) revealed previous chlamydial infection of 26% of patients, but Chlamydia trachomatis was detected in endometrial biopsies in only 5/144 (3.5%). There was a strong correlation of previous chlamydial infection and reduced tubal patency (p 0.001) and a lower pregnancy rate after 6 months. The results suggested that infections with Chlamydia trachomatis, influenced by demographic and socio-economic aspects, are of minor importance as an actual infection in asymptomatic patients with longstanding infertility. Previous chlamydial infections, however, are of great importance because of their negative influence on tubal function.
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