| Abstract: | 19 wives of 236 couples had positive sperm agglutination tests. (SPAT) 6 of the 19 belonged to the 70 couples (9.4%) with no no known cause for infertility; 11 belonged to the group of 154 couples (7.1%) with a known cause; and 2 to the 12 couples inadequately investigated (15.7%). 6 of these 19 women (31.6%) became pregnant without condon therapy; of these 6, 3 had no known cause for infertility and 3 had a known cause. 11 husbands had positive sperm aggluatination tests. 4 of these 11 were among the 70 couples (5.6%) with no known cause for infertility, while the other 7 were among the 154 couples (4.5%) with a known cause. 5 of their wives (45.5%) became pregnant without any treatment. Outcomes of 8 of 11 pregnancies were normal deliveries and no abortioons, which showed that positive SPAT had no apparent effect on the pregnancies. There was no relationship between postitive SPAT and history of venereal disease, allergy, autoimmune disease, abortioon, postcoital tests, or ABO imcompatability. |
