International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2015, Volume : 3, Issue : 6
First page : (6) Last page : (11)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2150

The relationship of Trichomonas vaginalis with sex hormones for women in Babylon / Iraq

*AL quraishi Maher Ali and ** Sura Abdul Khaliq
Department of Biology - College of Science - University of Babylon/ Iraq
*Corresponding Author E-mail: alquraishi_maher@yahoo.com
Abstract
The current study was conducted in the period from October 2014 to April 2015; Studies were conducted to determine the correlation between some steroid hormones, particularly sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone) in women infected with Trichomonas vaginalis in Hilla province. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the rate of estrogen and progesterone, where estrogen and progesterone rates increased in the infected women compared with non- infected. And also showed no significant differences in testosterone rates between women with and non-infected with the parasite.

Key words:Trichomonas vaginalis, Estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone

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Cite this article: Maher, Al.Q., and  Khaliq, S.A., The relationship of Trichomonas vaginalis with sex hormones for women in Babylon / Iraq, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 3(6): 6-11 (2015). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2150