Male factor infertility may be associated with a low risk for tubal abnormalities

Jacob Farhi, Roy Homburg, Avi Ben-Haroush, Avi Ben‐Haroush
Reproductive BioMedicine Online · 2011 · vol. 22(4) , pp. 335–340 · doi:10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.01.003 · PMID:21324744 · W2014066730
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This study found that male factor infertility was associated with a decreased risk of tubal abnormalities in women undergoing hysterosalpingography.

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This study assessed the association of an abnormal hysterosalpingography (HSG) with clinical characteristics and infertility investigation results in 1359 women who underwent HSG as part of their infertility work-up. A normal HSG result was found in 1031 tests (75.9% of all HSG tests). Significantly positive predictors of tubal occlusion on multivariate analysis were longer duration of infertility (OR 1.072, 95% CI 1.006-1.143), previous pelvic inflammatory disease (PID; OR 2.172, 95% CI 1.176-4.008), extrauterine pregnancy (EUP; OR 15.74, 95% CI 6.66-37.16) and any abdominal surgery (except Caesarean section; OR 1.503, 95% CI 1.120-2.017) and negative predictor was male factor infertility (OR 0.543, 95% CI 0.401-0.735). The presence of male factor decreased the risk of tubal abnormality from 32.4% to 15.6% (P<0.001) in women with known risk factors for tubal abnormalities (previous PID, EUP or abdominal surgery) and from 17.8% to 11.5% (P=0.01) in women at low risk for tubal abnormalities. As the risk for tubal factor is approximately 1:10 in patients with male factor infertility without other risk factors, the practice of postponing HSG until after one or two treatment cycles may be considered.

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infertility

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Asthenozoospermia Fallopian Tubes Infertility Oligospermia Asthenozoospermia Fallopian Tubes Female Humans Hysterosalpingography Infertility Male Multivariate Analysis Oligospermia Pregnancy Risk Factors Time Factors

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