Background Sexually transmitted infections, specifically Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), may
be associated with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk. The association between CT 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 …

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are associated with pelvic
inflammatory disease and tubal pathologies. Given the tubal origin of a proportion of ovarian …

Background: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has been associated with ovarian cancer
and Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) is the leading cause of PID in the developed world …

BACKGROUND: Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis causes inflammatory damage to the
fallopian tube and could potentially cause initiation and progression of high-grade serous …

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis in women is a risk factor for tubal factor infertility and
extra uterine pregnancies, but the impact of a C. trachomatis infection on male fertility is …

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 History of Chlamydia trachomatis infection has previously been associated with
epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) in observational studies. The existing evidence base is …

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

Results The prevalence of C. trachomatis IgG and cHSP60 IgG antibodies, as well as the
level of anti-MUC1 IgG in women with HGSC compared with controls were similar (16.3% vs …