Anti-C.trachomatis antibodies | Type of infertility | Total (n = 50) | Duration of infertility | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1ry (n = 36) | 2ry (n = 14) | <5 years (n = 26) | >5 years (n = 24) | |||
Data presented with frequency (%) | ||||||
IgM + ve | 1.0 (2.8 %) | 2.0 (14.3 %) | 3.0 (6 %) | 2.0 (7.7 %) | 1.0 (2.9 %) | |
IgM-ve | 35 (97.2Â %) | 12 (85.7Â %) | 47 (94Â %) | 24 (92.3Â %) | 34 (97.1Â %) | |
IgG + ve | 14 (38.9 %) | 4.0 (28.6 %) | 18 (36 %) | 9.0 (34.6 %) | 9.0 (25.7 %) | |
IgG –ve | 19 (52.7 %) | 10 (71.4 %) | 29 (58 %) | 15 (57.6 %) | 24 (68.6 %) | |
Equivocal IgG | 2.0 (5.6Â %) | 1.0 (7.1Â %) | 3.0 (6Â %) | 2.0 (7.7Â %) | 2.0 (5.7Â %) | |
The mean ratios for anti-C.trachomatis IgG and IgM using the ELISA technique. | ||||||
Data presented with mean ± S.D | P |  | p | |||
Ratio of IgG* | 1.29 ± 1.0 | 1.19 ± 1.0 | 0.63 | 1.22 ± 0.9 | 1.31 ± 1.0 | 0.52 |
Ratio of IgM* | 0.37 ± 0.2 | 0.42 ± 0.3 | 0.52 | 0.38 ± 0.2 | 0.37 ± 0.2 | 0.42 |