Mycoplasma in unexplained infertility

ABSTRACT

Mycoplasma have been encountered in a variety of genital tract infections. The possible role of mycoplasma in unexplained infertility is controversial. The objective of this work is to study the prevalence of mycoplasma in the cervices of 50 patients with unexplained infertility and in healthy fertile women [34 pregnant and 16 recently delivered]. Cervical mucus was taken from all cases for culture and isolation of mycoplasma hominis [M. hominis] and ureaplasma urealyticum. Positive cultures for mycoplasma were found in 70 percent of infertile patients, 62 percent of pregnant and 56.3 percent of non-pregnant fertile women. M.hominis was demonstrated in relatively few cases in all groups of women compared with ureaplasma isolation. Data analysis failed to reveal any significant difference in rate of mycoplasma isolation among the studied group. It can be concluded that mycoplasma could be regarded as a regular member of the normal microbial flora in the lower genital tract in women. No causal relation between mycoplasma and infertility can be established