1. Correlation of High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus with Deep Endometriosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Moslehi, Zohreh, Derakhshan, Roya, Chaichian, Shahla, Mehdizadeh Kashi, Abolfazl, Sabet, Babak, and Rokhgireh, Samaneh
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ENDOMETRIOSIS ,RESEARCH ,FEMALE reproductive organ diseases ,CROSS-sectional method ,INTERVIEWING ,VISUAL analog scale ,SEVERITY of illness index ,RISK assessment ,COMPARATIVE studies ,T-test (Statistics) ,PAPILLOMAVIRUS diseases ,DISEASE prevalence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,RESEARCH funding ,CHI-squared test ,STATISTICAL correlation ,DISEASE risk factors ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Background. Recently, it has been suggested that microbial infections play a role in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. One of the most commonly suggested infections associated with the pathogenesis of endometriosis is human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The present study is aimed at evaluating the prevalence, types, and risk factors for HPV infection in women with endometriosis and at investigating the association of upper and lower genital tract involvement with HPV and the severity of endometriosis. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 81 patients with endometriosis, referred to Rasool Akram Medical Complex in Tehran, Iran, for laparoscopic surgery. The patients' demographic, clinical, and anthropometric data were extracted from their medical records, as well as interviews. The stage of disease was scored based on the revised American Society for Reproductive Medicine (rASRM) classification. The HPV-positive and HPV-negative cases were compared using the chi-square test for categorical variables and Student t -test for continuous variables. Results. Twenty (24.69%) out of 81 women with endometriosis were infected with HPV (nine cases of pelvic HPV, nine cases of vaginal HPV, and two cases of both pelvic and vaginal HPV). The HPV-infected women had a significantly lower infertility rate (15% vs. 45.9%; P = 0.014). The VAS scores for dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia were relatively the same in the two groups (P > 0.05). HPV 6 and HPV 11 were the most common types of HPV, reported in 35% and 30% of endometriosis cases, respectively. Conclusion. The prevalence of HPV was 24.69%, and low-risk genotypes were dominant. No significant association was found between HPV and the severity of endometriosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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