herpes simplex virus type 2 seroprevalence and ultrasound-diagnosed uterine fibroids in a large population of young african-american women. | for decades reproductive tract infections (rtis) have been hypothesized to play a role in uterine fibroid development. the few previous studies conducted used self-reported history of rtis and had inconsistent findings. we investigated this hypothesis further using serological analysis, an immunological measure of past exposure. we focused on herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) because prior published data have suggested a possible association with fibroids, and serology for hsv-2 is much more s ... | 2016 | 27188945 |