Clinical and Microbiological Aspects of Chronic Endometritis in Women of Reproductive Age

Objective. Estimation of microbiocenosis of lower and upper genital tract in different morphological forms of chronic endometritis and endometrial polyps. Material and methods. Histological examination of endometrial aspirates and microview of the lower and upper genital tract in 164 women of reproductive age with different character of menstrual and reproductive history. Results. The risk of endometrial colonization in disturbance microecology of the vagina is 3.5 times higher than that in patients with normosenosis (р<0.01, ОР=3.5 [95% CI 1.63-8.11]). Conclusion. The microbiological diagnosis can be considered as a component of comprehensive diagnostics necessary to choose the appropriate management of patients with CE and PE.

chronic endometritis, endometrial polyp, infertility, spontaneous preterm birth, abnormal uterine bleeding, normocenosis, bacterial vaginosis

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