Gynecology
The findings suggest that delivery mode, rather than birth canal exposure, has a strong influence on the composition of the infant microbiota.
A new study published in Nature claims that specific bacteria that live in a mother’s gut produce molecules that influence the wiring of the fetal brain.
A new study published in Cell suggests that the gut microbiota of infants born by C-section can be restored by transferring fecal microbiota from their mothers.
Researchers have identified the factors that influence the composition of the urinary microbiota in older women.
Researchers have found that alterations of the vaginal microbiota are associated with the success of in-vitro fertilization.
A new study shows that viable bacteria are highly limited in utero, although have capacity to limit inflammatory potential of fetal intestinal T cells.
Researchers have identified potential microbial markers that could identify women with HPV infection at risk for progression to cervical cancer.
Vaginal microbiome or vaginoma: the gynaecologist Franco Vicariotto, of Humanitas San Pio X in Milan, discusses this topic in our instant book.
Transplanting vaginal fluids from one woman to another could restore the bacterial microbiota and help treat severe cases of a common vaginal inflammation.
The vaginal microbiota can reduce a woman’s susceptibility to Chlamydia infections. A new study could lead to new strategies against STIs.
