Correlation Between Chlamydia trachomatis IgG and Pelvic Adherence Syndrome

Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infections are prevalent worldwide (Stamm 2008), with 92 million new chlamydia cases occured every year: 3–4 million new cases occur every year in the US, 5 million in Western Europe, and 16 million in Sub-Saharan Africa (World Health Organization 2001; Weinstock et al., 2004). Chlamydia prevalence has been reported to range from 3%–7% among asymptomatic populations in men, and in women range from 3.0% in the general population to 9.5% among university students (World Health Organization 2001; Stamm 2008; Patel et al.,. 2008; Forhan et al., 2009; Imai et al., 2010; Satterwhite et al., 2010).