Postmenopausal Vaginal Microbiome and Microbiota

Postmenopausal Vaginal Microbiome and Microbiota

The ovulatory cycle has a significant influence on the microbial composition, according to the action of estrogen and progesterone on the stratified squamous epithelium, due to an increase in epithelial thickness, glycogen deposition, and influence on local immunology. The 16S rRNA gene amplificatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nayara Santos de Oliveira, Ana Beatriz Feijão de Lima, Juliana Carvalho Regino de Brito, Ayane Cristine Alves Sarmento, Ana Katherine Silveira Gonçalves, José Eleutério
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Reproductive Health
Subjects:
menopause
vulvovaginal atrophy
microbiome
microbiota
lactobacilli
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2021.780931/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2021.780931/full

Similar Items