| Table 2. Comparison of implantation success after embryo transfer and the number of positive and negative tests for IgG STI antibodies. | |||||
| Antibody and method test | Unsuccessful implantation | Successful implantation | p-value (Fisher’s exact) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibody Positive | Antibody Negative | Antibody Positive | Antibody Negative | ||
| Anti- Treponema pallidum (IIFT) | 6 | 44 | 2 | 34 | 0.459 |
| Anti- Mycoplasma hominis (IIFT) | 24 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 0.510 |
| Anti- Ureaplasma urealyticum (IIFT) | 31 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 0.028 |
| Anti- Chlamydia trachomatis (ELISA)1 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 28 | 0.059 |
| HSV-1 (ELISA)1,2 | 41 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 1.000 |
| HSV-2 (ELISA)1,3 | 9 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 0.279 |
1 8 samples did not have sufficient volume to perform this test and were excluded from this analysis.
2 4 borderline results were excluded.
3 3 borderline results were excluded.