Decreased occurrence of endometriosis in women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection.

Khaleque N KhanAkira FujishitaMichio KitajimaTadayuki IshimaruKanae OgawaAkemi KoshibaTaisuke MoriJo Kitawaki

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2021)

A decreased occurrence of peritoneal endometriosis was observed in women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection. The possible impairment of retrograde menstrual flow by chlamydia-infected tubal damage may decrease the risk of endometriosis.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
oxidative stress