background: nowadays, chlamydia trachomatis is known as a causative agent of infertility. because of, asymptomatic nature of infection, many may suffer from its lasting complications such as infertility. this study was performed in tehran during april 2007 to april 2008 to compare the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection in fertile and infertile women using elisa and pcr methods. metho...