Ureaplasma Urealyticum (T-Mycoplasma) Infection: Does it Have a Role in Male Infertility?

Abstract

U. urealyticum (T-mycoplasma) has been related to male infertility by some observers. To assess further this question 150 couples who presented for infertility had semen and cervical mucus cultures for Mycoplasma. Positive cultures were obtained from 69 couples. There was no significant differences in the semen analyses among patients with positive or negative cultures. The presence of Mycoplasma in the semen is probably the result of contamination at the time of ejaculation. Routine investigation for the presence of Mycoplasma in subfertile men is unjustified. The routine use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in subfertile patients with positive Mycoplasma cultures is unnecessary.