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Seminal shedding of human herpesviruses.
Review in Virology journal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rethinking cytomegalovirus screening in gamete donation: a critical appraisal of practices and risks.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2026Article
- Prevalence of HSV-1/HSV-2 and CMV Infections in Infertile Men and Their Impact on Sperm Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Immune Regulation in the Testis and Epididymis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- Correlation between viral infections in male semen and infertility: a literature review.Virology journal · 2024Review
- Molecular detection of HHV-1, HHV-2, HHV-5 and HBV in semen of fertile and infertile men by multiplex PCR method.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2022Article
- Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, the Etiological Agent of All Epidemiological Forms of Kaposi's Sarcoma.Cancers · 2021Review
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Testicular Immune Regulation: A Delicate Balance Between Immune Function and Immune Privilege.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021Review
- Effects ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- High Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus-1 in Cord Blood and Placenta Infection of Women in Southern Brazil.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2020Observational
- Natural Inhibitor of Human Cytomegalovirus in Human Seminal Plasma.Journal of virology · 2019Article
- Prevalence and anatomical sites of human papillomavirus, Epstein-Barr virus and herpes simplex virus infections in men who have sex with men, Khon Kaen, Thailand.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Longitudinal Viral Dynamics in Semen During Early HIV Infection.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2017Article
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- Characteristics and quantities of HIV host cells in human genital tract secretions.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2014Review
- Male infertility: a public health issue caused by sexually transmitted pathogens.Nature reviews. Urology · 2014Review
- Sensitive simultaneous detection of seven sexually transmitted agents in semen by multiplex-PCR and of HPV by single PCR.PloS one · 2014Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
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.
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