Microbial Therapies in Reproductive Health
摘要
Genitourinary and reproductive health is essential for the mother and neonate. Vaginal microbiome being highly complex and dominated by beneficial lactic acid bacteria is considered an indicator of healthy normal microbiota. However, the vaginal microbiota can be perturbed by several factors including infections, antibiotic therapy, and personal hygiene. The consequential dysbiosis affects woman and maternal-fetal well-being. Probiotics have multiple pro-health benefits in reproductive system-related dysbiosis and patients suffering from reproductive tract infections such as bacterial vaginosis (BV)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and viral infections. Therapeutic products containing probiotics and probiotic metabolites recommended for genitourinary heath need scientific investigations.