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MIRABAL FARINAS, Amparo et al. Infertility as clinical manifestation of infection due to Chlamydia and other infectious agents. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.8, pp. 1038-1042. ISSN 1029-3019.

Introduction: infection due to Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common disease of bacterial sexual transmission at world scale. It prevails in 15-19 years-old adolescents. Objectives: to identify the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis and their association with pathogens in fertile couples. Methods: a descriptive and epidemiological study of 390 women in fertile age, assisted in the Clinical Sexology Department of "Saturnine Lora Torres" Teaching Clinical Surgical Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from February, 2011 to May, 2012. Results: this disease was evidenced in 78.0 % of the cases. The age group 20-24 years (21.0%), mid technician's levels and university student (29.0%), as well as married or accompanied women (39.0%) prevailed. The main reason of their visit was the infertility (41.0%) which was related to other germs in 29.0% of the female patients. Conclusions: Chlamydia trachomatis affects couples independently from the age, color of the skin and socioeconomic conditions; it is generally associates with other biological agents, produces serious complications and leaves sequels at short and long term

Palavras-chave : Chlamydia trachomatis; infertility; pathogen; sexology department; secondary health care.

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