| Table 2: Results of studies of C. trachomatis infection and its relation to infertility | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | City | Study group | C. trachomatis infection prevalence rate, % | Odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR) |
| Conway et al[31] | Bristol, England | Infertile women with damaged fallopian tubes
Infertile women with normal fallopian tubes |
75
31 |
OR = 12.2 |
| Gump et al[32] | Burlington, Vt. | Infertile women with prior pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Infertile women with no prior PID |
64
28 |
OR = 4.5 * |
| Svensson et al[33] | Lund, Sweden | Infertile women 1 year after having PID
Matched controls |
23
6.7 |
O.R= 4.8 ~ |
| Thejls et al[34] | Uppala, Sweden | Infertile women with prior PID
Infertile women with no prior PID |
60
16 |
RR = 3.8* |
| Rowland et al[35] | Cambridge, England | Infertile women with tubal disease
Infertile women with no tubal disease |
54
21 |
OR = 3.6 |
| Lunenfeld et al[36] | Beer Sheva, Israel | Infertile women with tubal disease
Infertile women no tubal disease |
73
50 |
OR = 2.9 |
| Kosseim et al[37] | Winnipeg | Infertile women
Fertile women |
72
22 |
OR = 4.4 |
| Osser et al38 | Malmo, Sweden | Infertile women with tubal disease
Matched pregnant women |
86
40 |
OR = 10.6 |
| Kane et al[39] | London, England | Infertile women with tubal disease
Infertile women with no tubal disease Fertile women |
36
12 11 |
OR = 4.5
OR = 1.1 OR = 1.0 |
| Henry-Suchet et al[40] | Paris, France | Infertile women with tubal disease
Infertile women with no tubal disease |
67
36 |
OR = 3.7 |
| Fedele et al41 | Milan, Italy | Infertile women
Fertile women |
37
22 |
NS ~~ |
| *p < 0.001.
~ p < 0.02. ~~NS = not significant. |
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