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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine
Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences of Yazd
ISSN: 1680-6433 EISSN: 1680-6433
Vol. 18, No. 2, 2020, pp. 129-134
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Bioline Code: rm20015
Full paper language: English
Document type: Short Communication
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2020, pp. 129-134
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Human papillomavirus as a single infection in pregnant women from Northeastern Mexico: Cross-sectional study
Martínez-Leal, Bernardo; Ivette Álvarez-Banderas, Karla; Sánchez-Dávila, Homero; Dávila-Rodríguez, Martha Imelda & Cortés-Gutiérrez, Elva Irene
Abstract
Background: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) as single or multiple infections
in pregnant women would be relevant to determine the time to progression and/or the
time to regression of cervical lesions.
Objective: In this preliminary study, we determined the prevalence of HPV as single or
multiple infections in pregnant women from Northeastern Mexico.
Materials and Methods: Samples from 31 pregnant and 62 nonpregnant women were
examined between January 2015 and November 2015 at UMAE-23 of the Instituto
Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS). The samples of cervicovaginal exudate were
obtained for HPV DNA detection using the INNO-LiPA test, and HPV infections were
analyzed as single or multiple infections. Participants completed a questionnaire on
sociodemographic, gynecological, obstetric, and sexual behavior characteristics.
Results: The mean age of the pregnant women was 25.7 ± 4.8 yr, with an average
time of pregnancy of 6 ± 1 months at the time of the study. With respect to age,
parity, smoking history, or oral contraceptive use no statistically significant differences
between the two studied groups was observed. The HPV infection was 2.7 times higher
in pregnant women (35%) than in the control group (13%). In total, 78% of the pregnant
women who were HPV-positive presented with single infections compared with 28%
of the nonpregnant women.
Conclusion: A higher prevalence of HPV as a single infection was found in this sample
of pregnant Mexican women. Follow-up is necessary to evaluate the persistence or
regression of the infection.
Keywords
Papillomavirus infection; Pregnant women; Uterine cervical dysplasia.
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