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SHOULD ASCARIASIS BE CONSIDERED AS A REPRODUCTOLOGY PROBLEM?
Valentyna Sklyarova1, Kateryna Shatylovich1, Pavlo Sklyarov1
1DANYLO HALYTSKYY LVIV STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LVIV , UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: To study the epidemiological situation of ascariasis among women with pathology of the reproductive system on the basis of a literature database (PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, PLoS, Hindawi) and to present our experience with ascariasis and pathology of reproductive system.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: We investigated parasitic invasions in 174 women reproductive losses and 186 patients with primary infertility.
Results:
Results: The results performed in women with infertility and reproductive losses have proved the role of parasitic infection in the emergence of disorders of hormonal homeostasis, endothelial-lymphocytic dysfunction, severe vaginal and intestinal dysbiosis and, as a consequence, reproduction of conditionally pathogenic flora, etiopathogenetic risk factors for the development of various forms of women's reproductive health pathology.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: More global attention to the diagnosis and treatment of parasitic infections in the examination of women with infertility and reproductive losses is warranted. The influence of ascariasis as a source of autoinfection of the gastrointestinal tract, allowed us to consider the presence of this invasion a risk factor for the development of chronic inflammatory process of the lower genital tract.
