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. 2007 Jun;39(2):153-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.03.003. Epub 2007 Apr 17.

HPV seminal shedding among men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Marie-Noelle Didelot-Rousseau  1 , François Diafouka, Eric Yayo, Luc-Philippe Kouadio, Dagui Monnet, Michel Segondy
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HPV seminal shedding among men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Marie-Noelle Didelot-Rousseau et al. J Clin Virol. 2007 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Little is known about the semen shedding of human papillomaviruses (HPV) in African men.

Objectives: To detect and identify HPV types in semen samples from men seeking fertility evaluation in Abidjan, Ivory Cost.

Study design: Sixty-three semen samples were tested by PCR using consensus primers and HPV types were determined by PCR product sequencing or by line probe assay (LiPA) when sequencing was inconclusive.

Results: A total of 19 HPV isolates belonging to 11 HPV types were identified in semen samples from 18 (28.6%) men. Ten (55.5%) of the HPV-positive men shed oncogenic HPV types. An association of borderline significance (P=0.06) was observed between HPV semen shedding and a lower sperm count.

Conclusion: HPV shedding in semen is common in African men. The relationship between HPV semen shedding and sperm quality merits to be further investigated.

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