EC Gynaecology

Research Protocol Volume 12 Issue 5 - 2023

Genital Herpes in Women in the Southeast of the Caspian Sea, North of Iran: A Short Communication

Seyyede Delafruz Hosseini1, Naeme Javid2, Hadi Ghaffari3 and Alijan Tabarraei1,2*

1Infectious diseases research center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

2Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

3Department of Virology and Bacteriology, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Science, Semnan, Iran

*Corresponding Author:Alijan Tabarraei, Professor of Medical Virology, Infectious diseases research center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Received: February 26, 2023; Published: March 17, 2023




Background and Objectives: Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the herpes simplex viruses (HSV). Some studies have shown a new trend of genital Herpes epidemiology that increasingly emphasizes on HSV-1 as a potential genital pathogen.

Methods: Specimens were collected from 13 women with symptomatic genital ulcers referred to Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics in the Southeast of the Caspian Sea, North of Iran. HSV rate was determined by PCR assay. Results were analyzed using SPSS Statistics V.19.0.

Results: The average age of the participants was 22.00 years. The positive rate of HSV-1 and HSV-2 was estimated 76.9% and 7.7%, respectively with a total rate of 84.6% (11/13).

Conclusion: Most of the patients were infected with HSV-1 instead of HSV-2 in genital ulcers. There is a crucial need for further investigation on a larger population to attain more accurate information.

Keywords: Genital Herpes; HSV-1; HSV-2; Iran

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Alijan Tabarraei., et al. Genital Herpes in Women in the Southeast of the Caspian Sea, North of Iran: A Short Communication. EC Gynaecology 12.5 (2023): 44-48.

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