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Recent studies have implicated Chlamydia (C.) trachomatis as one of the major causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) which may lead to subsequent infertility1–3. Infertility could result from tubular damage due to chronic infection or as a result of acute sal**itis.
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Sarov, I. et al. (1984). Specific IgG and IgA antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis in infertile women. In: Harrison, R.F., Bonnar, J., Thompson, W. (eds) Diagnosis and Management of Tubo-Uterine Factors in Infertility. Studies in Fertility and Sterility, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7621-7_13
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