Bacterial vaginosis—A brief synopsis of the literature

MS Coudray, P Madhivanan - … Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects women of reproductive age and can either be symptomatic
or asymptomatic. Approximately 50% of women are symptomatic and experience vaginal …

Bacterial vaginosis: a synthesis of the literature on etiology, prevalence, risk factors, and relationship with chlamydia and gonorrhea infections

CT Bautista, E Wurapa, WB Sateren, S Morris… - Military Medical …, 2016 - Springer
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal disorder in women of reproductive age. Since
the initial work of Leopoldo in 1953 and Gardner and Dukes in 1955, researchers have not …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016

J Rowley, S Vander Hoorn, E Korenromp… - Bulletin of the World …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To generate estimates of the global prevalence and incidence of urogenital
infection with chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis in women and men, aged …

Cervicovaginal bacteria are a major modulator of host inflammatory responses in the female genital tract

EH Byrne, KE Doherty, BA Bowman, HS Yamamoto… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
Colonization by Lactobacillus in the female genital tract is thought to be critical for
maintaining genital health. However, little is known about how genital microbiota influence …

Vaginal microbiome and its relationship to behavior, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases

FMT Lewis, KT Bernstein, SO Aral - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The vaginal microbiota has great significance in maintaining vaginal health and protecting
the host from disease. Recent advances in molecular techniques and informatics allow …

Reviewing the composition of vaginal microbiota: inclusion of nutrition and probiotic factors in the maintenance of eubiosis

A Barrientos-Durán, A Fuentes-López, A de Salazar… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The vaginal microbiota has importance in preserving vaginal health and defending the host
against disease. The advent of new molecular techniques and computer science has …

Menstrual hygiene management among adolescent schoolgirls in low-and middle-income countries: research priorities

PA Phillips-Howard, B Caruso, B Torondel… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background A lack of adequate guidance on menstrual management; water, disposal, and
private changing facilities; and sanitary hygiene materials in low-and middle-income …

Microbiome and cervical cancer

CP Castanheira, ML Sallas, RAL Nunes, NPC Lorenzi… - Pathobiology, 2021 - karger.com
Persistent infection with some types of mucosal human papillomavirus (HPV) is the
etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. Besides …

Cervicovaginal microbiota and reproductive health: the virtue of simplicity

DB Gootenberg, CM Mitchell, DS Kwon - Cell host & microbe, 2018 - cell.com
Cervicovaginal microbiota play a critical role in women's health and reproductive outcomes.
Despite being one of the simplest commensal bacterial communities in the human body, we …

Bacterial vaginosis: An insight into the prevalence, alternative treatments regimen and it's associated resistance patterns

A Javed, F Parvaiz, S Manzoor - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a complex polymicrobial infection of vagina that shifts the
paradigms of vaginal flora from lactobacilli to opportunistic pathogens. BV is catagorized by …