UroGenital Microbiome
♀ Female
The Vaginal Microbiome: Rethinking Health and Diseases
Composition of Female Genital Tract Microbiome May Affect Risk of HIV Infection
Researchers found that those women who had high-diversity bacterial communities with low Lactobacillus abundance had a four-fold increase in HIV incidence compared with those who had a cervicotype that was dominated by one type of bacterium, Lactobacillus crispatus.
As research is done on the human body, it is becoming clear that it is not only itself a living organism, but it is also home to thousands of species of microbes. Surprisingly, most of these microbes are not only benign but are helpful to the body in a variety of capacities. In particular, Lactobacillus crispatus, which is found in the vagina of healthy females, is an integral part of the delicate bacterial fauna that grows there.
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
♂ Male
