Prevalence of human papilloma virus infection in pregnant Turkish women compared with non-pregnant women.
OBJECTIVE
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.


METHODS
Cervical thin-prep specimens were obtained from 164 women in the first trimester pregnancy and 153 non pregnant women.


RESULTS
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 (9.6%).


CONCLUSIONS
Pregnant Turkish women are at higher risk for all HPV infections including high-risk cervical cancer genotypes.
Aydin
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Istanbul University, Health Sports and Culture Department, Medico-Social Unit, Turkey. yavuzay@istanbul.edu.tr
Atis
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Tutuman
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T
Goker
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology