@ARTICLE{Mehrafza, author = {Mehrafza, M and Heidarzadeh, A and Jafari, M and Oudi, M and Aram, R and Tavakol nia, R and Hossieni, A and }, title = {Survey of the Effect of Cervix Microbial Flora on Outcome of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)}, volume = {16}, number = {61}, abstract ={Abstract Introduction: The cervix was colonized by potentially pathogenic microorganism that could be introduced into the uterine cavity or contaminate embryos during(Embryo Transfer). The consequences of this septic milieu on the outcome of embryo implantation is unclear. Objective: Survey the effect of microbial flora of the cervix on ICSI outcome at the time of embryo transfer in infertile women who referred to Mehr infertility institute. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional descriptive study endo-cervical samples of 260 women were evaluated who under went intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection. After transferring the embryo were cut, about 3cm of the end of catheters and put in selective culture media. After incubating in special conditions by using current bacteriological methods bacterias were isolated & characterized. Pregnancy rate was confirmed by measurement of β-hCG in serum after 14 days. Some confounding variables (sperm quality, age, duration and cause of infertility, embryo quality) were controlled. Data was collected, analysis was carried out with T-test, chi squares test and multiple logistic regressions by using statistical soft ware SPSS.10. (P }, URL = {http://journal.gums.ac.ir/article-1-391-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.gums.ac.ir/article-1-391-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Guilan University of Medical Sciences}, doi = {}, year = {2007} }