Vitamin B2 Production by Vaginal Lactobacilli Promotes Symbiosis The human vaginal microbiome, particularly with lactobacilli as the main inhabitants, plays a key role in maintaining women’s health. While lactic acid-mediated pathogen exclusion is well known, broad...

Proud to announce a new preprint of our lb - deep dive into #immune #metabolomic mode of action of the #vaginalmicrobiome - thanks to Isala! Great collab with @zimmermannlab.bsky.social & almost entire PhD of @carolinedricot.bsky.social combined in one manuscript www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This review examines the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of mixed infections in the female lower genital tract and explores potential avenues for future research. #PublicHealth #VaginalMicrobiome #medsky
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This study reveals how age, #menopause, parity, socioeconomic factors, & vagitype influence #VaginalMicrobiome composition, showing that balanced #Lactobacillus communities support #ReproductiveHealth & live birth outcomes. #medsky

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What is the vaginal microbiome? The vaginal microbiome is one of many communities of microbes in our bodies, others include the gut, mouth and the skin. These communities consist of bacteria, yeast and viruses. Microbiomes can play ...

Women's health landscape is experiencing positive changes thanks to investment, research and innovation. We must not take these advances for granted. Policy decisions must create an environment for this progress to continue.

#vaginalmicrobiome #womenshealth

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Closing the women's health gap will require a better understanding of the vaginal microbiome Women's health has long been overlooked in science and medicine—an oversight with serious consequences not just for women, but for public health as a whole. A 2024 McKinsey report found that women spe...

"We know that if we increase the health of women, we are increasing the health of our communities because women give birth to all of humanity."

Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz

#FemTech #genderdatagap #healthtech #HPV #vaginalmicrobiome

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If you're still at #MircoBio25, head down to poster 89 and catch up with all the work that @phoebecrossley.bsky.social is up to as part of her PhD in my lab #microsky #vaginalmicrobiome

Breakthrough Study Reveals New Approach to Bacterial Vaginosis: Male Partner Treatment Recent findings from a groundbreaking randomized controlled trial in Australia have highlighted an innovative approach to tackling bacterial vaginosis (BV) by including antibiotic treatment for male partners. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this study suggests that such treatment significantly lowers the recurrence of BV in women. Key Insights from the Trial The trial, which was halted early due to promising results, demonstrated that women who received first-line antibiotics alongside their male partners—who also underwent topical and oral antibiotic treatment—experienced a 50% reduction in BV recurrence compared to women who were treated alone.

READ FULL ARTICLE ON MEN'S HEALTH: #BacterialVaginosis #BV #AntibioticTreatment #MalePartners #RandomizedControlledTrial #NewEnglandJournalOfMedicine #VaginalMicrobiome #HealthCare #SexualHealth #PreventionStrategies #TreatmentApproach #WomensHealth #DrCatrionaBradshaw #Guidelines #ClinicalResearch

Dr Paula Ellenberg from @burnetinstitute.bsky.social and @ProfGilda.bsky.social lab presenting her research on #vaginalmicrobiome at the 15th #LorneI&I meeting #lifesciences #HIV

🚀 Exciting news! / ¡Gran noticia!

🎉The first @Isala_UAntwerp Sisterhood paper is published, and the MANUELA team is included!

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#ISALASisterhood #CitizenScience #VaginalMicrobiome #WomensHealth

Our #MenstrualCups keep you #VaginalMicrobiome healthy.

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A new study at The University of Western Australia is investigating the link between the #VaginalMicrobiome, #ReproductiveHormones, and lifestyle factors such as diet, sex, exercise, stress and mood.

"The vaginal microbiome is usually dominated by #Lactobacillus species, but factors like […]

Case Western Reserve University awarded $1.5M to study vaginal bacteria linked to serious health risks Bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most prevalent condition affecting the female reproductive system in women aged 15 to 44, is linked to such serious health risks as preterm birth, gynecological malignanc...

Thanks to CWRU for highlighting my lab's new grant on single-cell heterogeneity in bacterial vaginosis thedaily.case.edu/case-western...

#MicrobialDiversity #VaginalMicrobiome #DP2

Exciting few days for the new lab with the arrival of the Lactobacillus strains and a new cell line. Time to get to work. 🦠🧫🔬 #vaginalmicrobiome #hostmicrobes #microsky

Really great work and a good read from the Isala #vaginalmicrobiome study #microsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...