The Impact of <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> on Male Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
While findings suggest that CT infection may impair male fertility, confounding, bias, and the lack of geographical representativeness limit inference. High-quality, large-scale prospective studies are needed to confirm causality and guide targeted interventions.
Authors
- Deng Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6592-9940)
- Edward W. Thommes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6800-2000)
- Valérie Bosch Castells
- Jianhong Wu
- Grégoire Ranson
- Sandra S Chaves
- Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- University of Parma (IT)
- York University (CA)
- Sanofi (France) (FR)
- Sanofi (Canada) (CA)
- Institut Camille Jordan (FR)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf782
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00