Subsequent Pregnancies among 161 Couples Treated for T-Mycoplasma Genital-Tract Infection

Abstract

The role of T mycoplasma (Ureaplasma urealyticum) in reproductive failure is controversial. Since mycoplasma was first isolated from a genital-tract abscess,¹ an association between mycoplasma and various genital-tract conditions, reproductive failure, and relative or absolute infertility has been suggested. Several investigators have shown that the relative frequency of T-mycoplasma colonization in the genital tract depends on the sexual experiences of the subject^{2 , 3} and that infertile couples tend to have higher colonization rates.⁴ Several claims were made previously that by eradicating the organism, doxycycline improved fertility and resulted in higher pregnancy rates in a group of couples with unexplained . . .