Zeitschrift für Genitalsystem und Störungen

The Effects of Bacterial Infection on Sperm DNA Integrity, Nuclear Protamine, Sperm Quality and ICSI Outcome

Ali M Zeyad

Infertility is a clinical and social problem. About 15% of couples cannot conceive. The male factor is associated with up to 40% of this problem, where they suffered abnormal sperm parameters according to WHO criteria (WHO, 2010). Bacteriospermia had associated with about 35% of male infertility.