Research Article, J Womens Health Issues Care Vol: 2 Issue: 6
The Correlation of the Lifestyle and Medical Conditions with the Incidence of Micronuclei in the Vaginal Epithelial Cells
| Štefica Findri-Guštek1, Višnja Oreš�?anin2*, Nevenka Kopjar3, Emilija Mlinari�?�?-Missoni4, Ivan Fistoni�?�?5 and Ines Krivak Bolan�?a6 | |
| 1Findri-Guštek L.t.d., Centre for gynecology, urology and occupational medicine, Ninska 5A, Sesvete, Croatia | |
| 2Advanced Energy Ltd., V. Prekrata 43, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 3Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Mutagenesis Unit, Ksaverska cesta 2, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 4Croatian Institute of Public Health, Rockfellerova 7, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 5Private gynecological practice, Preradovi�?�?eva 10, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 6”Merkur” University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia | |
| Corresponding author : Višnja Oreš�?anin Advanced Energy Ltd., V. Prekrata 43, Zagreb, Croatia Tel: +385-1-6535532 E-mail: vorescan@gmail.com |
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| Received: September 10, 2013 Accepted: November 19, 2013 Published: November 25, 2013 | |
| Citation: Findri-Guštek Š, Oreš�?anin V, Kopjar N, Mlinari�?�?-Missoni E, Fistoni�?�? I, et al. (2013) The Correlation of the Lifestyle and Medical Conditions with the Incidence of Micronuclei in the Vaginal Epithelial Cells. J Womens Health, Issues Care 2:6. doi:10.4172/2325-9795.1000129 |
Abstract
The Correlation of the Lifestyle and Medical Conditions with the Incidence of Micronuclei in the Vaginal Epithelial Cells
The objective of this study was determination of the causative factors of the cytogenetic damage (expressed as incidence of micronuclei) of the vaginal epithelial cells in the patients with/without the symptoms of the genital infections. 197 women in the age range from 18 to 65 years were included in the study. After the completion of questionnaire all the patients were subjected to Pap test, cervical swabs for the presence of aerobic bacteria, yeasts, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma and hrHPV DNA. Separate samples of vaginal secretion were taken for micronucleus assay.
