POTENTIAL ROLE OF TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS IN WOMEN WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFERTILITY IN BENI-SUEF, EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Parasitology

2 Department of Medical Parasitology

3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

4 Department of Public health and Community Medicine

Abstract

Trichomoniasis plays a crucial role in causing some health problems such as ectopic pregnancy, undesirable
outcomes of pregnancy and infertility.
This study evaluated the role of T. vaginalis in infertile women and assessed the relationship between
trichomoniasis and female infertility in unexplained primary or secondary infertilities. A total of
90 female patients suffered from infertility were examined for trichomoniasis by Giemsa stained wet
mount smears as a diagnostic reference.
The results showed that T. vaginalis was 9/90 (10%) by culture method with significance with primary
unexplained infertility.

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