Genital Tract Infection in Asymptomatic Infertile Men and Its Effect on Semen Quality

Male urogenital tract infection plays an important role in men infertility . asymptomatic bacteriospermia has been paid attentionas a major cause of male infertility . the aim of this study was to microbiological investigat ion of semen sample ofinfertile men attending to infertility clinic and evaluation of the effects of bacteriospermia on semen quality . eighty eightinfertile men were evaluated by standard bacterial culture method. standard semen analysis was performed according towho guidel ines. among total cases , 35.22% (31 cases) showed at least one pathogen: 10.22% e.coli, 9.09% coagulasenegative staphylo cocci (saprophyticcusi, 6.81% group b streptococci, 5.88% entrococci, 5.68% candida sp., 2.27%gonococci, 2.27% staphylococcus aureus, 1.13% klebsiella sp. and 1.13% pro videncia sp. there was a significant relationbetween the bacteriospermia and the rate of no motile and morphologically abnormal sperms (p0.05). it seems that leukocytospermia is a poor marker to predict bacteriospennia.