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Study links bacterial vaginosis to increased risk for herpesvirus infection.
2003 AUG 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent investigation from the Magee-Womens Research Institute has found an apparent link between a common gynecological disorder called bacterial vaginosis (BV) and an increased risk for the acquisition of herpes simplex virus type 2.
The researchers, who are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh, report their findings in the August 2003 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
"We found that women with BV were nearly twice as likely to get herpes as women who did not have BV," said Thomas L. Cherpes, MD, a University of Pittsburgh infectious disease fellow and the study's first author. "The presence of BV seems to increase susceptibility to herpes infection in women."
Worldwide, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases. At least 45 million people are estimated to have genital herpes in the United States alone, according to Sharon Hillier, PhD, professor in the departments of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences, and molecular genetics and biochemistry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and senior author of the study.
BV also is a frequently diagnosed condition. "Symptoms of discharge are one of the most common reasons women visit a gynecologist," said Hillier, adding that BV rates in some populations are estimated as high as 50%.
"Other studies, too, have shown that women who have BV are more likely to get other sexually ...
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