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. 2014:2014:956901.
doi: 10.1155/2014/956901. Epub 2014 Apr 6.

High HPV infection prevalence in men from infertile couples and lack of relationship between seminal HPV infection and sperm quality

Barbara Golob  1 , Mario Poljak  2 , Ivan Verdenik  1 , Mojca Kolbezen Simoniti  1 , Eda Vrtačnik Bokal  1 , Branko Zorn  1
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High HPV infection prevalence in men from infertile couples and lack of relationship between seminal HPV infection and sperm quality

Barbara Golob et al. Biomed Res Int. 2014.

Abstract

Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the most frequently sexually transmitted viruses and etiological agents of several human cancers. Controversial results of the role of HPV in infertile population on sperm parameters have been published. The aim of this study was to estimate the type-specific prevalence of HPV DNA infection of the external genitalia and semen in 340 Slovenian men from infertile couples and to establish the relationship between seminal HPV DNA infection and abnormal sperm parameters. Self-taken swabs of the entire penile surface and semen samples were collected, and HPV detection and genotyping were performed. HPV DNA was detected in 37.12% of external genitalia and in 13.61% of semen samples with high HPV type concordance of both sampling sites. The most prevalent HPV types in the male external genitalia were HPV-CP6108 and HPV-84. The most prevalent HPV types in semen were HPV-53 and HPV-CP6108. The prevalence of HPV infection between normozoospermic men and men with abnormal sperm parameters did not differ significantly. Sperm quality did not differ significantly between men with seminal HPV infection and uninfected men. In conclusion, the men from infertile couples are equally susceptible to HPV infection regardless of their fertile potential; seminal HPV infection does not impair sperm quality.

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Figure 1
Type-specific prevalence of HPV infection of penile surface in men from infertile couples (n = 299).
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Figure 2
Type-specific prevalence of HPV infection of semen in men from infertile couples (n = 316).
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