Daily Vaginal Microbiota Fluctuations Associated with Natural Hormonal Cycle, Contraceptives, Diet, and Exercise

Daily Vaginal Microbiota Fluctuations Associated with Natural Hormonal Cycle, Contraceptives, Diet, and Exercise

ABSTRACT The microorganisms of the vaginal tract are critical for vaginal and reproductive health. However, the regulation of these microorganisms is not well understood. Therefore, we investigated whether different factors regulate the vaginal microbiota of healthy college-aged women (n = 26) with...

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Main Authors: Stephanie D. Song, Kalpana D. Acharya, Jade E. Zhu, Christen M. Deveney, Marina R. S. Walther-Antonio, Marc J. Tetel, Nicholas Chia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
estrogens
lactobacillus
menstrual cycle
microbiome
progesterone
time-longitudinal analysis
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00593-20

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