Young men might have another reason to get their HPV vaccine.
The findings suggest that HPV can potentially worsen mens fertility, the researchers say.
They analyzed sperm samples from over 200 men who visited the same urology clinic sometime between 2018 to 2021.
A 3D illustration of HPV viral particles.© Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library
The teams findings werepublishedthis month inFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology.
These results suggest that HR-HPV positive men could have impaired fertility.
The findings are based on a very small sample size of men who might not represent the general population.
The newest HPV vaccines are intended to prevent infections from the most common wart- and cancer-causing types.
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