Chronic prostatitis, chlamydia trachomatis and infertility

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Abstract
Seventy-one infertile men were studied for the presence of seminal leukocytosis, and for the levels of acid phosphatase activity and C. trachomatis antibodies of IgA class using a novel method of solid-phase radioimmunoassay. The findings were compared with those of 56 fertile men. Chlamydial IgA antibodies were found in the semen of 51.1% of infertile men with seminal leukocytosis and decreased seminal acid phosphatase activity, i.e., those defined as having asymptomatic chronic prostatitis. This frequency was significantly higher than among fertile mean (23.2%, P < 0.01) and those infertile men who had no signs of chronic prostatitis (26.9%, P < 0.05). C. trachomatis seems to be a common cause of prostatitis and may also interfere with fertility.