ISOLATION OF MYCOPLASMAS FROM GENITAL-TRACT OF WOMEN WITH REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE, STERILITY OR VAGINITIS

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 14  (3) , 347-352
Abstract
The presence of mycoplasma was investigated in 77 women with infertility, 34 women complaining of sterility, 92 women with vaginitis and 66 healthy control subjects. The group of infertile women was subdivided into those with 1 or 2 spontaneous abortions, those with 3 or more abortions and those with missed abortions. The isolation rate of mycoplasma from the vagina and cervix of the infertile women ranged from 18-36%. The endometrial isolation rate was 21% in women with missed abortions but lower in women of the other 2 subdivisions. Mycoplasmas were infrequently found in patients investigated for sterility. They were isolated at a higher rate in patients with vaginitis, especially in those with trichomonas-associated vaginitis. They were found in healthy control subjects. In the endometria positive for mycoplasma no specific histological features for this infection were found.

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