Chlamydia testing detects infection with the organism Chlamydia trachomatis. This organism causes infection of the urinary or reproductive organs and can result in infertility. Mycoplasma testing detects infection with the organism Mycoplasma hominis. This organism has been linked to infertility. Gonococcus testing detects infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the organism that causes gonorrhea.
Gonorrhea can cause inflammation of the urinary tract in men and women.
In women it also is a cause of pelvic inflammatory disease that can result in infertility. Some types of the virus cause common skin warts. Human papillomavirus has been confirmed by clinical studies to be the primary cause of cervical cancer. The authors of an article in the March 2001 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology recommend HPV testing of sperm donors. The article can be found on pages 357-360 of volume 97 of the journal.