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Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, and potentially painful side effects, as well as the risk of associated health issues later in life. More than half of the patients who seek medical care do … Read more
In this study, we explored the dynamic changes in the vaginal microbiota of GDM and non-GDM women during the perinatal period for the first time. We haven’t found any differences in the alpha diversity (Shannon diversity and Pielou’s evenness) of GDM and the GDM. However, when using mixed effect model analyses, research from D0 to … Read more
A new study highlights the urgent need for global equity in vaginal microbiome research, challenging outdated perspectives and pushing for better diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for female health worldwide. Study: Diversity in women and their vaginal microbiota. Image Credit: Tatiana Shepeleva/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in Trends in Microbiology discussed the diversity in females and their vaginal … Read more
A subtype of molecular bacterial vaginosis (BV) increases risk for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection among Black and Hispanic adolescents and young women, according to investigators. This finding adds to a growing body of evidence that the cervicovaginal microbiome (CVM) plays a central role in the natural history of CT infection and should be explored as … Read more
Women who develop bacterial vaginosis (BV) often later acquire chlamydia, a common and potentially serious sexually transmitted bacterial infection. Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that BV actually consists of two subtypes-one of which significantly increases the … Read more