Vaginal bacteria don't always behave the same way, researchers discover In a new study published today in the journal mBio, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) report that the long-standing view of the vaginal microbiome as either…

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Nationwide profiling of vaginal microbiota in Chinese women reveals age‐dependent shifts and predictive biomarkers for reproductive health The vaginal microbiome is central to reproductive health, yet large-scale studies in East Asian populations remain scarce. Here, we characterized the vaginal microbiota of 6423 Chinese women of repro...

🌸 Profiling 6423 Chinese women, this study uncovers a midlife shift in the #vaginal #microbiota—
⚖️ Decline of #Lactobacillus crispatus, rise of #Gardnerella vaginalis around age 40.
🧠 A new #microbiome balance score predicts reproductive health risks.
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Study links diverse Gardnerella species in pregnant women to higher preterm birth risk Researchers investigated the diversity of Gardnerella species in the vaginal microbiomes of pregnant women, finding an association between higher Gardnerella richness and increased risk of preterm del...

Study links diverse Gardnerella species in pregnant women to higher preterm birth risk 🔬👶 www.news-medical.net/news/2024052... #Gardnerella #Vaginal #Microbiome #Pregnancy #Health #PretermBirth #MicrobialDiversity #WomenxHealth #Microbiome #PrematureDelivery