[Sexually transmissible diseases and female sterility].

Regarding personal studies and a review of the literature, the authors are discussing the consequences of STD on fertility. Thus, through salpingitis, STD represent the main cause of tubal sterility, distal and proximal, and ectopic pregnancies. It seems desirable to look for them in the latter and treat them with a suitable antibiotherapy. The chlamydia serology seems a good screening examination. The best prevention of STD will certainly permit to decrease the frequency of tubal sterility and ectopic pregnancies, in the years to come, limiting therefore the major public health expenses they involve.