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Furthermore, we retrospectively reviewed medical records of the participants and their partners to collect data on HPV infection and fertility outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall prevalence of HPV infection was 43.8% (273\/624), with single-genotype infections accounting for a significantly higher proportion (59.3%, 162\/273) than multiple-genotype infections (40.7%, 111\/273). The five most prevalent HPV genotypes were HPV52, HPV16, HPV51, HPV58, and HPV42. High-risk (HR) genotypes accounted for most infections (79.5%, 217\/273). Among 377 men who underwent semen analysis, HPV-positive individuals exhibited significantly reduced sperm motility and normal morphology compared to HPV-negative individuals (p&amp;lt;0.001). Furthermore, HPV infection was associated with increased sperm DNA fragmentation (p=0.007). Males co-infected with Ureaplasma urealyticum and Chlamydia trachomatis showed significantly lower total sperm counts (\u00d710\n                      <jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) (p=0.025) and DFI values (p=0.038) than those without co-infection. Partner data were available for 416 of the 624 men. In these couples, female HPV infection was significantly associated with male HPV status (p=0.038), particularly for HR-HPV (p=0.049). Male HPV-negative status was associated with a higher rate of normal fertility (p&amp;lt;0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our findings indicate that male genital HPV infection is common and may adversely affect semen quality, fertility, and increase the risk of HPV transmission to sexual partners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2025.1620953","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,20]],"date-time":"2025-08-20T05:32:57Z","timestamp":1755667977000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Retrospective analysis of the impact of human papillomavirus infection in the male genital tract on sperm: from a single center"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Huanxin","family":"Sun","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiao","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lingling","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qianqi","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Kuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Su","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cheng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jmv.29683","article-title":"Comments on: Human papillomavirus prevalence and genotype distribution in Liaocheng men between 2016 and 2022","volume":"96","author":"Abbasi","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. 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