ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Seminal plasma cytokines in fertile versus infertile men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- Genital mycoplasma infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2023Pooled it
- Detection and antimicrobial susceptibility of genital mycoplasmas in women and men, with 23S rRNA and parC mutation analysis in Mycoplasma genitalium.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Clinical Manifestations and Associated Disease States withOpen forum infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Analysis of the burden of disease for male infertility globally and in China from 1990 to 2021.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Article
- Immune regulatory cytokines in seminal plasma of healthy men: A scoping review and analysis of variance.Andrology · 2023Article
- Are sexually transmitted infections associated with male infertility? A systematic review and in-depth evaluation of the evidence and mechanisms of action of 11 pathogens.Arab journal of urology · 2023Review
- Bacteriospermia - A formidable player in male subfertility.Open life sciences · 2022Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
The impact of sexually transmitted infections (STI) on male fertility is controversial. Aims: To investigate the prevalence of urethritis-associated STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhoeae,
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Registered trials
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