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Duration Of Maternal Human Papilloma Virus Infection And Risk Of Spontaneous Preterm Birth, K. Soin, Ms, N. S. Seligman, Md, A. Nnoli, Md, K. Dysart, Md, J. K. Baxter, Md, Mscp
Duration Of Maternal Human Papilloma Virus Infection And Risk Of Spontaneous Preterm Birth, K. Soin, Ms, N. S. Seligman, Md, A. Nnoli, Md, K. Dysart, Md, J. K. Baxter, Md, Mscp
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers
Conclusions:
Duration of HPV infection was not a significant risk factor for spontaneous PTB <37 weeks.
Cervical HPV DNA and HPV serology may further delineate the relationship between HPV infection and SPTB <37 weeks.
A larger sample size may be necessary to show a difference.
The 3.5x higher rate of fetal death > 23 weeks in our study (compared to fetal death > 20 weeks in the U.S.) needs further investigation.