Seminal shedding of human herpesviruses

Virology Journal

Per Höllsberg¹  Maja D Kaspersen¹ 

[1] Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C DK-8000, Denmark

关键词: Fertility;    Sexual transmission;    Semen;    Sperm;    HHV-7;    HHV-6A/B;    HCMV;    EBV;    HSV;    Herpesviruses;   

Others  :  1149151
DOI  :  10.1186/1743-422X-10-226

 received in 2012-11-19, accepted in 2013-07-01,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Most of the human herpesviruses can be found in semen, although the reported prevalence varies considerably between individual studies. The frequent presence of herpesvirus in semen raises the question whether sexual transmission of the virus could have an impact on human reproduction. Only few studies have associated seminal shedding of herpesviruses with impaired sperm quality, reduced fertility, or reduced chances of pregnancy, whereas most studies fail to find an association. Taken together, no firm evidence is so far linking the presence of herpesviruses in semen to impaired human reproduction.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Kaspersen and Höllsberg; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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