Effects of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in human genital tract on sperm DNA and semen quality in male patients.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis · 2026 · PMC12988893 · PMID 41217668

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However, although the percentage (8.67%) of patients with abnormal mature sperm chromatin content (HDS values > 15%) indicating abnormal sperm chromatin condensation in the UU positive group was numerically higher than that in the UU negative group (5.41%), but the difference did not reach statistical significance (χ2=1.38, p = 0.24) (Table 2 ).

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