Review Article

Male and Couple Fertility Impairment due to HPV-DNA Sperm Infection: Update on Molecular Mechanism and Clinical Impact—Systematic Review

Table 2

Data about studies analyzing HPV-related spermatic modifications and their impact on fertility according to Hamilton Thorn Motility Analyzer (Data are expressed as value ± SD).

Authors (year)Type of studyPatientsTotal motility
(%)
Progressive
motility %
Amplitude lateral
head ( m)
Percentage hyperactive (%)Straight-line velocity (mm/sec)Curvilinear velocity (m/s)Average path velocity (mm/sec)Linearity
(%)

Brossfield et al.
(1999) [31]
Case control studySperm exposed to L1 HPV DNA
Control sperm washed
Transfected centrifuge-washed
Transfected Isolate-washed
Transfected, TYB-washed

Connelly et al.
(2001) [21]
Case control studyPatients HPV-DNA 16 size = 98
Patients HPV-DNA 18 size = 80
Patients HPV-DNA 6b/11 size = 157
Patients HPV-DNA 31 size = 162
Patients HPV-DNA 33 size = 103

Lee et al.
(2002) [22]
Case control studycontrol subjects size = 449
Patients HPV-DNA 16 size = 433
Patients HPV-DNA 18 size = 436
Patients HPV-DNA 6/11 size = 451
Patients HPV-DNA 31 size = 434
Patients HPV-DNA 33 size = 424
controls DQA1 size = 437

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