Open AccessMolecular Examination of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Biopsy of Patients with Different Prostate Lesions
Author(s) -
Zeinab Kamarkhani,
Raheleh Rafiei-Sefiddashti,
Ladan Haghighi,
Alireza Badirzadeh,
Ramtin Hadighi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v31i2.5
Subject(s) - trichomonas vaginalis , prostate cancer , prostate , medicine , trichomoniasis , pathology , hyperplasia , biopsy , sexually transmitted disease , cancer , gynecology , oncology , immunology , syphilis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by a flagellated protozoa, Trichomonas vaginalis (T.vaginalis) and is often asymptomatic in men. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCA) are the most common urological diseases in the elderly. Scientists have proposed various factors which trigger prostate cancer, including sexually transmitted diseases. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the potential role of T. vaginalis as a risk factor for various prostate lesions such as hyperplasia and prostate cancer.