Epidemiologic, clinical, molecular and translational research findings support an
interrelationship between Chlamydia trachomatis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and …

A substantial proportion of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) arises in the fallopian tube and
other epithelia of the upper genital tract; these epithelia may incur damage and neoplastic …

Pelvic inflammation has been implicated in the genesis of ovarian cancer. We conducted
serologic measurements of Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies as a surrogate marker of …

Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has been associated with ovarian cancer
risk. To clarify the role of Chlamydia trachomatis and other infectious agents in the …

Background Ovarian cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers with a high mortality rate in
women. Published studies indicate that inflammation, DNA damage, and pelvic inflammatory …

Background The etiological cause of ovarian cancer is poorly understood. It has been
theorized that bacterial or viral infection as well as pelvic inflammatory disease could play a …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection, the most common reportable disease in the United States,
can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic …

Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal disease and its underlying biology is poorly understood.
Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomies in BRCA+ women have recently implicated the …

Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is an obligate intracellular, Gram-negative bacterium that
causes a variety of infections in both humans and animals. It is the causative agent of one of …

Methods 122 serum samples of patients undergoing surgery for benign or malignant
gynaecological conditions were analysed. There was a total of 41 patients with EOC …