THE RISK OF INFERTILITY IN THE CHLAMYDIAL VAGINAL INFECTION

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  • MANAL MOHAMMED KADHIM AL-SAADI MB.CHB.MSC MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY/COLLAGE OF MEDICINE/ALQADISIyAh UNIVERSITY.

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https://doi.org/10.28922/qmj.2007.2.3.136-141

Abstract

Across-section study carried on 100 women attended the Maternity and Child Teaching Hospital and certain public clinics in Diwanyia city from the first of march 2005 to the end of August 2005 ,and complete medical history was taken from each one ,then a serological test was done by using Chlamydial Kit (Biorapid Chlamydia antigen)to identify the rate of infection with Chlamydia and its correlation with risk of infertility in women .The study was revealed that the prevalence rate of chlamydial infection was 26% among women ,and there is an risk factor or Odds ratio (OR) =6 to produce infertility among women.

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2017-08-29

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