Frequency of infection with Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in infertile women and clinical repercussions - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Frequency of infection with Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in infertile women and clinical repercussions |

PURPOSE: to determine the frequency of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection, and relate it to the associated clinical variables of infertile women. METHODS: transversal study involving 322 infertile women, submitted to collection of endocervix swab for research of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infecction, from October 2002 to May 2004. All patients were submitted to a basic infertility investigation protocol. As control, a historical series of 51 non-pregnant women previously investigated as for the studied infectious agents, was used. RESULTS: the frequency of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection was 4.9% in the infertile women and 13.8% in the control group. Among the infertile patients, a relationship between the presence of the two agents and changes in the histerosalpingography result (OR: 3.20; IC 95%: 1.05-9.73), presence of dyspareunia (OR: 10.72; IC 95%: 3.21-35.77) and vaginal discharge (OR: 8.5; IC 95%: 2.83-26.02), besides endocervical culture positive for Escherichia coli (OR: 6.09; IC 95%: 4.95-52.25) was observed. CONCLUSION: Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection rate is low in infertile patients and is associated with reproductive sequels.