The relationship between female sexual practices and the development of antisperm antibodies.

OBJECTIVE

To determine if female sexual practices are associated with the development of antisperm antibodies.

DESIGN

Anonymous questionnaire.

SETTING

Tertiary care; private practice.

PATIENTS

Thirty-nine consecutive patients undergoing antisperm antibody testing; 32 responded.

INTERVENTIONS

Cervical mucus and serum obtained at midcycle.

MAIN OUTCOME

Female sexual practices were found not to be related to the development of antisperm antibodies.

RESULTS

The percent (44.4) of women with antisperm antibodies who practice anal intercourse was not different from the percent (35.7) without these antibodies who engage in the same practice, and the percent (94.4) of women with antisperm antibodies who practice oral intercourse was not different from the percent (92.8) without these antibodies who engage in this practice.

CONCLUSION

Female sexual practices do not appear to be related to the development of antisperm antibodies.