Publications
human papillomavirus infection in pregnant women. | introduction: human papillomavirus (hpv) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world. it has been established that about 70% of the sexually active population are exposed to this infection. the hpv prevalence rate among pregnant women ranges from 5.5 to 65.0%. studies on hpv infection in pregnant women have yielded inconsistent results, including hpv prevalence, and hpv clearance. aim: our aim is to determine the prevalence of hpv infection in pregnant women, to identify the t ... | 2010 | 21170544 |
sexual behaviour and high-risk hpv in 15-22 year old lithuanian women. | we determined the risk of high-risk hpv (hr-hpv) infection in 169 15-22 year old sexually active lithuanian women attending two outpatient clinics in vilnius. hr-hpv infection was tested by the digene® hybrid capture ii dna test on material collected by cervical swabs. the findings were compared to the pattern of sexual behaviour as given in questionnaire replies. the risk of hr-hpv was overall 23.1%, but 60.0% in adolescents ≤15 years. mean age at first intercourse was 17.1 years, 73.5% had onl ... | 2011 | 22149963 |