Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and association with outcome

Steven D Spandorfer; Anne Marie Bongiovanni; Sozos Fasioulotis; Zev Rosenwaks; William J Ledger; Steven S Witkin

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.051

Prevalence of cervical human papillomavirus in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and association with outcome

Fertil Steril. 2006 Sep;86(3):765-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.051. Epub 2006 Jun 16.

Authors

Steven D Spandorfer¹, Anne Marie Bongiovanni, Sozos Fasioulotis, Zev Rosenwaks, William J Ledger, Steven S Witkin

Affiliation

¹ The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility, The New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA. sdspando@med.cornell.edu

PMID: 16782096
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.051

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) was detected in 17 (16.0%) of 106 patients undergoing treatment for IVF. Human papillomavirus-positive women had a decreased pregnancy rate (4 of 17, 23.5%) as compared with HPV-negative women (51 of 89, 57.0%; P<.02).

Publication types

Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Fertilization in Vitro / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infertility, Female / epidemiology*
Infertility, Female / therapy*
Infertility, Female / virology
Papillomaviridae / isolation & purification*
Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Papillomavirus Infections / virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / virology