The effect of toxoplasma gondii seropositivity on signs and symptoms of menopause in Iraqi women

العناوين الأخرى

تأثير عدوى طفيلي المقوسات الكونيدية على علامات و أعراض انقطاع الطمث لدى النساء العراقيات

المؤلفون المشاركون

al-Salihi, Shayma Rahim
Husayn, Hasna Ahmad
Darwish, Nariman Hasan
Wadi, Hani Hamid

المصدر

مجلة ديالى للعلوم الزراعية

الناشر

جامعة ديالى كلية الزراعة

تاريخ النشر

2018-12-31

دولة النشر

العراق

عدد الصفحات

10

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم الزراعية

الموضوعات

• المرأة
• الظهر
• انقطاع الطمث
• الألم
• داء المقوسات
• العراق
• ديالى
• الثدي
• الصلع
• زيادة الوزن
• المقوسة الغوندية

الملخص الإنجليزي

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan parasite, which has been associated with neurological and hormonal disorders, including: schizophrenia, depression, and suicidal behavior.

The study aimed to investigate the association of T.

gondii infection with signs and symptoms of menopause.

We performed a crosssectional study of women attending the consultancy clinic of Al-Batool Teaching Hospital for Maternity and Pediatrics in Diyala province, Iraq, during the period from 1st October 2016 to 1st March 2017.

Blood sample of 100 med-age women were examined for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies.

A face-to-face questionnaire including 24 symptoms and signs potentially associated with menopause was applied.

Anti T.

gondii IgG were found in sera of (19% ) women studied, of them only 2 (10.5% ) were seropositive for IgM.

All of them were aged between 30-39 years.

Breast pain significantly associated with seropositivity of T.

gondii.

Also the rates of irregular period, night sweat, vaginal dryness, vaginal infection, memory lapses, migraine, joint pain, low back pain, weight gain, arterial hypertension, hair loss and brittle nails insignificantly higher in seropositive women than seronegative women.

There's a high correlation between joint pain and seropositivity of T.

gondii.

In conclusion T.

gondii exposure may result in a broader spectrum of signs and symptoms of menopause which requires a further investigation.

نوع البيانات

أوراق مؤتمرات

رقم السجل

BIM-1136566

• APA
• MLA
• AMA