[Diagnostics of genital herpesvirus infection in women with tubal-peritoneal infertility].

Aim: Optimization of diagnostics of genital herpesvirus infection (herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, cytomegalovirus [CMV]) in women with tubal-peritoneal infertility on the basis of detection of viral material in various parts of genital system using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and revealing pathogenetically significant systemic abnormalitites of cytokine- and nitroxidergic regulation.
Materials and Methods: Sixty-three women with tubal-peritoneal infertility were included in the study. Immunoenzyme assay, PCR, and modified Griess method were used.
Results: In cervical canal herpesvirus infection was detected together with other agents in 30.1% of cases. In upper parts of reproductive system monoinfection with herpesvirus was detected in 74.63% of cases (herpes virus types 1 and 2--in 46.03%, CMV--in 28.6% of women). Increased levels of stable end metabolites of nitric oxide and cytokines were noted in sera of tested women.
Conclusion: Inflammatory changes in reproductive organs in women with tubal-peritoneal infertility are determined by chronic herpesvirus infection. This leads to Th1 polarization of immune response and developing of immune-mediated inflammation.