Human Papilloma Virus

Research from Y. Aydin and co-researchers provides new data on human papilloma virus

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 25th, 2010

"of Investigation: We aimed to find a prevalence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in order to define the 100 genotypes and subset of 14 oncogenic genotypes in pregnant Turkish women and to compare these with non-pregnant women. Cervical thin-prep specimens were obtained from 164 women in the first trimester pregnancy and 153 non pregnant women," scientists in Istanbul, Turkey report.

"29.2% of pregnant versus 19.6% of non-pregnant Turkish women had at least one of the 100 types of HPV infection - a statistically significant difference. The rate of 14 high-risk HPV genotype infections was significantly higher in pregnant (14.6) compared to non-pregnant Turkish women...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2010-03-25)

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