The Presence of Microbes in the Sperm and Their Impact on Sperm Capacitation and IVF Treatment

NCT ID: NCT02585297

Last Updated: 2015-10-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Brief Summary

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Study Goals:

1. Finding the prevalence of bacteria of the sperm in an innovative and more accurate methode
2. Understanding the effect of microbes on the process of capacitation
3. The impact of microbes in the sperm on IVF success rate
4. Finding the incidence of vaginal bacteria and their relationship to bacteria of the sperm
5. The impact of vaginal flora on IVF success rate

Detailed Description

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Prospective non interventional study in the Department of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University and IVF Unit at Meir Hospital.

The control group consisting of 50 semen samples from men with no sperm problems and 50 vaginal samples from their partners.

The study group consisting of 50 semen samples from men with male fertility problems and 50 vaginal samples from their partners.

The semen taken from the remains after fertilization of the IVF laboratory. (Liquid otherwise routinely thrown).

Vaginal samples taken from women undergoing IVF treatment under anesthesia after informed consent.

Enrollment also collect the following data: age, race, chronic illnesses, past surgeries and former fertility treatments. Data will be collected through anamnesis of the patient or the medical file after consent.

Conditions

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Infertility

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Control- semen

Semen of fertile men

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Control- vaginal discharge

Vaginal discharge of partners of fertile men

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Case-semen

Semen of infertile men

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Case- vaginal discharge

Vaginal discharge of partners of infertile men

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female undergoing fertility treatments

Exclusion Criteria

* Male and female not undergoing fertility treatments
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Meir Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

References

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Trussell JC. Optimal diagnosis and medical treatment of male infertility. Semin Reprod Med. 2013 Jul;31(4):235-6. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1345269. Epub 2013 Jun 17. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23775377 (View on PubMed)

Rittenberg V, El-Toukhy T. Medical treatment of male infertility. Hum Fertil (Camb). 2010 Dec;13(4):208-16. doi: 10.3109/14647273.2010.534833.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21117930 (View on PubMed)

Diemer T, Huwe P, Ludwig M, Hauck EW, Weidner W. Urogenital infection and sperm motility. Andrologia. 2003 Oct;35(5):283-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14535856 (View on PubMed)

Goldenberger D, Kunzli A, Vogt P, Zbinden R, Altwegg M. Molecular diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis by broad-range PCR amplification and direct sequencing. J Clin Microbiol. 1997 Nov;35(11):2733-9. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2733-2739.1997.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9350723 (View on PubMed)

Akutsu T, Motani H, Watanabe K, Iwase H, Sakurada K. Detection of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA genes for forensic identification of vaginal fluid. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2012 May;14(3):160-2. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2012.01.005. Epub 2012 Feb 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22316585 (View on PubMed)

Domes T, Lo KC, Grober ED, Mullen JB, Mazzulli T, Jarvi K. The incidence and effect of bacteriospermia and elevated seminal leukocytes on semen parameters. Fertil Steril. 2012 May;97(5):1050-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.01.124. Epub 2012 Feb 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22341372 (View on PubMed)

Bacteriospermia and sperm quality in infertile male patient

Reference Type BACKGROUND

De Francesco MA, Negrini R, Ravizzola G, Galli P, Manca N. Bacterial species present in the lower male genital tract: a five-year retrospective study. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2011 Feb;16(1):47-53. doi: 10.3109/13625187.2010.533219. Epub 2010 Nov 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21091298 (View on PubMed)

Hou D, Zhou X, Zhong X, Settles ML, Herring J, Wang L, Abdo Z, Forney LJ, Xu C. Microbiota of the seminal fluid from healthy and infertile men. Fertil Steril. 2013 Nov;100(5):1261-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1991. Epub 2013 Aug 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23993888 (View on PubMed)

Weng SL, Chiu CM, Lin FM, Huang WC, Liang C, Yang T, Yang TL, Liu CY, Wu WY, Chang YA, Chang TH, Huang HD. Bacterial communities in semen from men of infertile couples: metagenomic sequencing reveals relationships of seminal microbiota to semen quality. PLoS One. 2014 Oct 23;9(10):e110152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110152. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25340531 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Meir hospital

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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