Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the male genital tract: what seems to be the trouble?

Male genital tract inflammation/infection and its impact on male fertility are still widely neglected in the workup of male fertility disturbances.Apart from inconsistent definitions of such inflammatory conditions which allow no adequate diagnosis and,consequently,no rational therapeutic approach,the role of bacterial infection,in particular by Chlamydia trachomatis,is also controversially discussed.