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The Levels of Testosterone, FSH and LH in Pregnant Women with Chronic Toxoplasmosis in Najaf Province | ||
| Al-Qadisiah Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 34-41 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Raad A. AL-Asady | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Infection with the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is widely prevalent in human and vertebrate animals. A wide range effects of toxoplasmosis has been studied, but there are still unknown aspects which must be explored The present study investigates the changes of testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in pregnant women with chronic toxoplasmosis using mini-VIDAS technique. A total number of 59 toxoplasma-IgG positive pregnant women and 28 healthy toxoplasm-IgG seronagative pregnant women were involved. The results showed that pregnant women with Toxoplasma chronic infection revealed insignificant higher levels of testosterone and LH (0.44 ng/ml, 1.74 mIU/ml respectively), and insignificant lower levels of FSH (1.78 mIU/ml) in compared to non-toxoplasmic pregnant women (0.42 ng/ml, 1.68 mIU/ml, 2.25mIU/ml). These findings are to suggest that chronic infection with T. gondii has no association with significant changes of these hormones in pregnant women. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasma gondii; Testosterone; FSH and LH | ||
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