Menopause and the vaginal microbiome

Maturitas

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 42-50

  Muhleisen, Alicia L ^a,b   Herbst Kralovetz, Melissa M ^b  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Bacterial vaginosis; Lactobacillus spp.; Probiotics; Sexual and vaginal health; Vaginal dryness; Vaginal epithelium; Vaginal microbiota; Vulvovaginal atrophy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MENOPAUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGINA FLORA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MICROBIOTA; PROBIOTICS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84975229482     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2016.05.015     Document Type: Review

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