INTRODUCTION:
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) affecting mank
ind since antiquity are an
important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwid
e, especially in women and children
particularly in resource poor settings of developing
world, which are store houses of most of the
pathogens causing STDs
1,2,3
.
Women of childbearing age are at particular risk of
sequelae from STDs due to the
impact
... [Show full abstract] of many STDs on their reproductive health. ST
Ds also increase the risk of acquiring and
transmitting HIV infection