Obesity is associated with lower bacterial vaginosis prevalence in menopausal but not pre-menopausal women in a retrospective analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study.

Obesity is associated with lower bacterial vaginosis prevalence in menopausal but not pre-menopausal women in a retrospective analysis of the Women's Interagency HIV Study.

The vaginal microbiota is known to impact women's health, but the biological factors that influence the composition of the microbiota are not fully understood. We previously observed that levels of glycogen in the lumen of the vagina were higher in women that had a high body mass index (BMI). V...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Daubert, Kathleen M Weber, Audrey L French, Dominika Seidman, Katherine Michel, Deborah Gustafson, Kerry Murphy, Christina A Muzny, Maria Alcaide, Anandi Sheth, Adaora A Adimora, Gregory T Spear
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248136

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