National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
C.trachomatis is one of the most frequently detected sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen as per CDC. Chlamydial infection has major clinical and epidemiological significance in women. This study aims to determine the magnitude of C. trachomatis infection in infertile women and study associated sociodemographic factors. Prospective cross-sectional hospital based study. The study was approved by Institutional Ethics Committee. Two endocervical specimen were collected aseptically by per-speculum examination from 120 women aged 18-45 years. Of these, 90 patients presenting with infertility (primary or secondary) were taken as study group and 30 healthy term pregnant women of similar age group as control. Rapid antigen detection test and Grams stain were done using one swab for each test. C. trachomatis infection was seen in 2.2% (2/90) patients in primary infertility cases having infertility greater than 10 years. The mean age of all patients was 27 ± 3.6 years. The mean duration of infertility was 3.9 ± 1.8 years. They significantly belonged to lower socioeconomic group and had lower level of education. They presented predominantly with lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, polymenorrhea and dyspareunia. Tubal occlusion was significantly observed in the patients tested positive. A low prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was found in women presenting with primary infertility. Early screening by Chlamydia rapid antigen detection test and health education would help in early diagnosis and hence prevent complications. Further studies with a larger sample size are suggested.
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