title: Prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplazma urealyticum among women of reproductive age in Albania.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of Mycoplasma Hominis (MH) and Ureaplasma Urealyticum (UU) among infertile women and women who had abortion in the first trimester in Albania.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our study included 150 women of reproductive age hospitalized at the Obstetric-Gynecologic University Hospital "Mother Geraldine" in Tirana during the period 2011-2012. All women were tested for the presence of MH and UU. In addition, data on the age of women, age of the first intercourse, number and type of abortion, number of births, and number of sexual partners were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall prevalence of MH was 30.4%, whereas the prevalence of UU was 54.3%. The prevalence of MH and/or UU was the highest among women who had experienced spontaneous abortions (P = 0.02 and P = 0.04, respectively), women who reported more than one abortion (P = 0.02 for both), women with more than one sexual partner (P = 0.01 and P = 0.02, respectively), and women who reported early first (before the age of 18 years) sexual intercourse (P = 0.03 and P = 0.05, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings indicate a high prevalence of both MH and UU in Albanian women seeking specialized Obstetric-Gynecologic care in Tirana. We conclude that for each case of spontaneous abortion it should be carried out the analysis of MH and UU. Conversely, among infertile women, the testing for MH and UU is recommended in the absence of another confirmed etiologic factor.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Obstetrics-Genecology "Mother Geraldine", Tirana, Albania. vangjel.tavo@moh.gov.al
authors.forename: Vangjel
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tavo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000415:Albania / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019535:Mycoplasma hominis; D015995:Prevalence; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum; D055815:Young Adult