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Mora Agüero S de los Ángeles. Microbiota and vaginal dysbiosis. Rev.méd.sinerg. [Internet]. 2019Jan.1 [cited 2024Nov.22];4(1):3 - 13. Available from: https://revistamedicasinergia.com/index.php/rms/article/view/165
Abstract
The human body is colonized by a large number of microbes which are collectively called human microbiota. The relationship between them and human health has been a great study in recent years.
At the vaginal level, the presence of these microorganisms has been correlated with the maintenance of a dynamic vaginal ecosystem and proper to prevent colonization and infection by opportunistic pathogens. The stable vaginal pH of women in the reproductive stage is maintained thanks to estrogen, glycogen and lactobacilli, due to its lactic acid
product.
Said lactobacilli favor the immune response and combat the colonization of the periureteral epithelium by uropathogens.
This vaginal ecosystem can be altered by various intrinsic mechanisms of the host or by external factors such as the intake of antibiotics, intravaginal practices, food or snuff.
The importance of maintaining a stable vaginal ecosystem lies in avoiding vaginal infections and their possible complications.
Keywords
Microbiota. lactobacillus. dysbiosis. vaginosis. bacterial.
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35. Romero R, Dey SK, Fisher SJ. Preterm labor: One syndrome, many causes. Science. 2014 08 14;345(6198):760-765. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1251816
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