Dyspeptic complaints after 20 weeks of gestation are not related to Helicobacter pylori seropositivity.

Background: This study was to test whether an association exists between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and severity of dyspeptic symptoms after 20 weeks of gestation in pregnant women.

Material/methods: Pregnant women (n=103) with gestational ages between 20-41 weeks and healthy non-pregnant women (controls, n=79) were prospectively enrolled in the study. Anti-H.

Investigation of human colostrum Helicobacter pylori IgA content in lactating women.

Objective: The objective was to investigate the colostral H. pylori-specific IgA content in a sample of the female population in Turkey where a high endemicity for H. pylori has always been reported.