Female infertility blamed on viral infection
Female infertility blamed on viral infection
Female infertility could be associated with viral infection. This is the summary of the research carried out in collaboration between the team of Prof. Dario Di Luca of the Department of Medical Sciences and Prof. Roberto Marci of the Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine at the University of Ferrara. "The Study," Says Roberta Rizzo, Research Coordinator, Found evidence of Occult infection with human herpesvirus 6a (HHV-6a) in the uterine endometrium of women with infertility, but not in a control group consisting of fertile Women.
Women With Hhv-6a, While Showing No Obvious Signs of Infection, Had significant alterations in uterine secretions of cytokines, molecules that are important in preparing the intrauterine environment for implantation of the fertilized egg. The Study Was Published in The International Scientific Journal Plos One. The Research, Highlights Giovanni D'Agata, President of "Rights Desk", is Also significant from a Virological Point of View. In fact, HHV-6 includes 2 viral species: while HHV-6B causes the sixth disease (a mild pediatric disease) and is extremely prevalent in the human population, HHV-6A is found much more rarely, and its role in causing disease remains unclear.
