[Effect of fosfomycin-Na on reproductive performance of rats. II. Fertility test (author's transl)].

The fertility study of fosfomycin-Na (FOM-Na) was undertaken in Wistar rats. FOM-Na was administered intraperitoneally at dose levels of 125, 250, 750 and 1,500 mg/kg/day. The male rats were continuously treated with FOM-Na from 63 days before mating and the females were treated from 14 days before mating. The males and females were treated through the mating period and then the pregnant rats were treated until 7 days of gestation. All pregnant rats were sacrificed on day 20 of gestation and then their fetuses were examined for external, visceral and skeletal observation. Mean body weight of males decreased and 6 males and 3 females died in the maximum dose. However, no significant differences were found between treated groups and the control with regard to fertility rate and pregnant rate. External, visceral and skeletal anomalies related with FOM-Na treatment were not observed. In this experiment, no effects of FOM-Na for reproductive performance in rats were observed.