Reproductive status is associated with the severity of fibrosis in women with hepatitis C
- Autori: Villa, E; Vukotic, R; Cammà , C; Petta, S; Di Leo, A; Gitto, S; Turola, E; Karampatou, A; Losi, L; Bernabucci, V; Cenci, A; Tagliavini, S; Baraldi, E; De Maria, N; Gelmini, R; Bertolini, E; Rendina, M; Francavilla, A
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2012
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Severity of Illness Index; Infertility, Female; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Case-Control Studies; Liver Cirrhosis; Hepatitis C; Male; Female
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/88423
Abstract
Chronic hepatitis C is the main cause of death in patients with end-stage liver disease. Prognosis depends on the increase of fibrosis, whose progression is twice as rapid in men as in women. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of reproductive stage on fibrosis severity in women and to compare these findings with age-matched men.