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Prevalence of human papillomavirus in semen and semen parameter abnormalities of men presenting with infertility at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka Zambia/ Newton Christopher Phiri.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Lusaka: University of Zambia, 2016Description: ix,39p.: illSubject(s): Dissertation note: Thesis Msc (CLI PATH)-University of Zambia,2016. Summary: HPV has been recently demonstrated to have a negative influence on smen parameters, fertilization process and abortion rate. Several studies have identified HPV in human semen, mainly from men recruited at fertility or maternity clinics and also in semen from sperm donors. The prevalence of HPV in semen and semen abnormalities at the UTH is not known and hence the goal of this study is to generate baseline data with a view to promoting further research on the effects of HPV infection on male fertility.
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Thesis and Dissertations Medical Library Special collections THESIS MSC (CLI PATH) PHI 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33729004833955

Thesis Msc (CLI PATH)-University of Zambia,2016.

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HPV has been recently demonstrated to have a negative influence on smen parameters, fertilization process and abortion rate. Several studies have identified HPV in human semen, mainly from men recruited at fertility or maternity clinics and also in semen from sperm donors. The prevalence of HPV in semen and semen abnormalities at the UTH is not known and hence the goal of this study is to generate baseline data with a view to promoting further research on the effects of HPV infection on male fertility.

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