vaginal microbiome Articles
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ART and the Vaginal Microbiome
The link between the vaginal microbiome and pregnancy outcomes is so strong that someone’s vaginal microbiome can actually be used to predict IVF success What is the vaginal microbiome? Your vaginal microbiome is the community of microbes living in your vagina. A healthy vaginal microbiome typically has low diversity and is dominated by a type of good bacteria called Lactobacillus that ...
By Juno Bio
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Vaginal Bacteria: How Much is Too Much?
What is microbial load? Microbial load helps to provide a more complete picture of your vaginal microbiome. Microbial load results are split into two parts: Bacterial load: an indication of the total amount of bacteria present in your vagina. Fungal load: an indication of the total amount of fungi present in your vagina. The microbial load results can help you to understand if your total ...
By Juno Bio
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Preterm Birth and the Vaginal Microbiome
The vaginal microbiome has a profound impact on pregnancy health - here we dig into the science with an expert You might already be familiar with how the microbes that live in your vagina affect your health, especially when it comes to conditions like yeast infections or bacterial vaginosis (BV). But it’s not just about you - your vaginal microbiome (VMB) can also impact the outcome of ...
By Juno Bio
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Could Probiotics be the Future of Vaginal Health?
A healthy vagina is home to a diversity of microbes that work in tandem to keep an acidic environment in check. But this balance of flora can be easily disrupted, or shift throughout the menstrual cycle. This is where probiotics might come in, to help replenish the good bacteria, and curb the bad. Probiotics and the vaginal microbiome The billions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes ...
By Juno Bio
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How does your Vaginal Microbiome Affect your Cancer Risk?
When you hear about the vaginal microbiome (VMB), your first thought may be the role it plays in stuff like yeast infections or bacterial vaginosis (BV). But with improved research, we’re uncovering more of the VMB’s long-term effects, like its role in a healthy pregnancy and delivery. The complex community of organisms living in your vagina even plays a part in your risk of ...
By Juno Bio
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Vaginal lactobacilli inhibit growth and hyphae formation of Candida albicans
Abstract Lactobacillusspecies are the predominant vaginal microbiota found in healthy women of reproductive age and help to prevent pathogen infection by producing lactic acid, H2O2 and anti-microbial compounds. Identification of novel vaginalLactobacillus isolates that exhibit efficient colonisation and secrete anti-Candida factors is a promising strategy to prevent vulvovaginal candidiasis. ...
By KoBioLabs
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