Prevalence of high‐risk human papillomavirus infection in women with ovarian endometriosis

Mitra Heidarpour, Maryam Derakhshan, Marzieh Derakhshan-Horeh, Marzieh Derakhshan‐Horeh, Majid Kheirollahi, Sepideh Dashti
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research · 2016 · vol. 43(1) , pp. 135–139 · doi:10.1111/jog.13188 · PMID:27928852 · W2560719619
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This study found a higher prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in women with ovarian endometriosis compared to those without.

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AIM: In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in ovarian endometriosis and ovarian tissue from women without endometriosis. Understanding the pathogenesis of the disease could help us design preventative strategies as well as novel and appropriate treatment approaches in this regard. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections from 50 and 49 ovaries with and without endometriosis, respectively, were evaluated for the presence of high-risk HPV using the polymerase chain reaction technique. Prevalence of HPV infection and other related characteristics of the studied population were compared. RESULTS: = 3.16). Mean age and parity were not significantly different in subjects with and without HPV infection in the two studied groups (P = 0.7 and P = 0.06 for age in case and control groups, respectively; and P = 0.32 and P = 0.09 for parity in case and control groups, respectively). CONCLUSION: The results of our study indicated a higher rate of high-risk HPV infection among patients with endometriosis. The findings could provide us baseline information for future studies regarding the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the role of viral infection and their possible impact on future cancer development in this group of patients.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Papillomavirus Infections Adult Cross-Sectional Studies DNA, Viral DNA, Viral Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Middle Aged Papillomaviridae Papillomaviridae Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus Infections Papillomavirus Infections Prevalence

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