What is it about?
What bacteria are in the vagina, what do they do, and how can a woman retain and supplement the beneficial organisms?
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Why is it important?
Much emphasis has been placed on the intestine microbiome, and while this is extremely meritorious, the vaginal microbiome is arguably more important for humanity, because of the vital role of women in reproduction.
Perspectives
It may sound like a broken record, but I remain strongly of the view that the female urogenital tract health has been undervalued and understudied, even to the point of being ignored by Pharma. Vaginal dysbiosis is clearly involved in many diseases that affect women, especially their quality of life, yet effective diagnostic and treatment remains elusive. Manipulation of the microbiome has already contributed to improving the health of many women. More approaches like this are needed, along with funding to test them appropriately in humans.
Gregor Reid
Western University
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This page is a summary of: Has knowledge of the vaginal microbiome altered approaches to health and disease?, F1000Research, April 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.13706.1.
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