Preface

**Section 3 Individual Genital Tract Microorganisms 97**

Reza Peymani and Alan DeCherney

Chapter 10 **Staphylococcal Infection and Infertility 159** Liyun Shi, Huanhuan Wang and Zhe Lu

**Infection 135**

**VI** Contents

Chapter 11 **HIV Infection and Infertility 177**

**Candida albicans 201**

**Section 4 Veterinary Genital Tract Infections 255**

Chapter 14 **Infection and Infertility in Mares 257** K. Satué and J.C. Gardon

Doblin Sandai

Chapter 13 **Infection and Infertility 235**

and Xinru Wang

Chapter 16 **Pregnancy Loss in Mares 329** K. Satué and J.C. Gardon

Chapter 8 **Microbiome, Infection and Inflammation in Infertility 99**

Chapter 9 **Female Infertility Associated to Chlamydia trachomatis**

Thana Khawcharoenporn and Beverly E. Sha

Chapter 12 **Metabolic Adaptation of Isocitrate Lyase in the Yeast Pathogen**

Chapter 15 **Endometritis and Infertility in the Mare – The Challenge in Equine Breeding Industry–A Review 285**

Wei Wu, Qiuqin Tang, Hao Gu, Yiqiu Chen, Yankai Xia, Jiahao Sha

Maria Pia Pasolini, Chiara Del Prete, Silvia Fabbri and Luigi Auletta

Agustín Luján, Silvina Fili and María Teresa Damiani

Despite being frequently diagnosed by human gynecologists, andrologists, and even veterinary gynecologists, genital tract infections didn't gain enough interest in the context of infertility di‐ agnosis and management. This book will focus on the impact of genital tract infections on hu‐ man and veterinary fertility. It is divided into four sections, namely female genital infections, male genital infections, specific microorganisms causing genital infections, and veterinary geni‐ tal infections.

Section 1 starts with an overview on the relationship between infection and infertility. This chap‐ ter is followed by discussing the hidden as well as overt female genital tract infections in cases with unexplained infertility. More intensive evaluation of the role of chronic endometritis is ad‐ dressed in a separate chapter. If the woman becomes pregnant, description of causes and man‐ agement of abnormal vaginal discharge are described in the last chapter of this section.

Section 2 highlights the relationship of male genital tract infections and infertility. The first chapter overviews different male genital tract infections that may cause infertility. The second chapter discusses decreased sperm quality as a result of some genital infections. The last chap‐ ter explains definite correlation between infections and male infertility.

Section 3 covers some important issues regarding the common microorganisms that may be im‐ plicated in infertility induction or that may result from invasive infertility diagnosis and treat‐ ment procedures. You will enjoy reading separate chapters on yeast infections, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, staphylococcal infection, and *Chlamydia trachomatis* in‐ fections. The recent interest in microbiome and infertility is demonstrated in one chapter. The last chapter of this section addresses the genetic influence on infections and risk of infertility.

Incorporation of a special section (4) on the impact of some genital infections on the fertility in males and the association of pregnancy loss with these infections is an interesting positive point of this book. It sends a message to all health-interested physicians that genital infections should be put in mind during evaluation of infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss even in animals.

By this way, the current book puts an updated overview on the impact of genital tract infec‐ tions on fertility in women, men, and animals. Infertility specialists should promptly manage genital tract infections before proceeding to more sophisticated intensive investigations. Lastly, proper infection control principles should be kept in mind all the time to avoid introducing infection to infertility cases.

> **Atef M. Darwish** Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Woman's Health University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

**Gynecologic Genital Infections**
