Impact of human papillomavirus infection on semen parameters and reproductive outcomes.

Hana JaworekVladimira KoudelakovaIvana ObornaBlazena ZborilovaJana BrezinovaDagmar RuzickovaJana VrbkovaPavla KourilovaMarian Hajduch

Published in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E (2021)

Our findings indicate that penile HPV infection is common in both potential sperm donors and men from infertile couples. Although HPV positivity is higher in penile swabs, only HPV infection in semen samples affects sperm parameters. However, there was no association between hrHPV positivity in semen and fertility outcomes including abortion rate.

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