Add to ORKGIncreasing evidence suggests that the composition of the vaginal microbiota (VM) affects a woman’s sexual and reproductive wellbeing. Lactobacillus-dominated VM is associated with vaginal health (pH<4.5, no inflammation), whereas a VM consisting of diverse anaerobes (i.e. vaginal dysbiosis) increases a woman’s susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STI) and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This thesis covers topics relating to biological and (modifiable) behavioral factors that may associate with VM composition and also explores the use of molecular tools to assess the epidemiology of common vaginal conditions such as bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis. Embedded in a larger Amsterdam population-based study, we found that women of...
Introduction: In healthy women, lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the microbial homeos...
<div><p>We conducted a systematic review of the Medline database (U.S. National Library of Medicine,...
The human vagina is unlike that of any closely related phylogenetic species due to the abundance of ...
A healthy vaginal microbiota is dominated by lactobacilli. Disturbance of the microbiological vagina...
Abnormal vaginal microbiota, as in bacterial vaginosis (BV), is associated with increased risk of ob...
The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common among women who ...
Background: The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common amon...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common among women who ...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be mor...
We conducted a systematic review of the Medline database (U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nationa...
Sequencing studies have shown that optimal vaginal microbiota (VMB) are lactobacilli-dominated and t...
Introduction: In healthy women, lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the microbial homeos...
Introduction: In healthy women, lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the microbial homeos...
<div><p>We conducted a systematic review of the Medline database (U.S. National Library of Medicine,...
The human vagina is unlike that of any closely related phylogenetic species due to the abundance of ...
A healthy vaginal microbiota is dominated by lactobacilli. Disturbance of the microbiological vagina...
Abnormal vaginal microbiota, as in bacterial vaginosis (BV), is associated with increased risk of ob...
The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common among women who ...
Background: The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common amon...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be more common among women who ...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
Backgrounds: The vaginal microbiota of healthy women is generally dominated by Lactobacillus spp., w...
<div><p>Background</p><p>The pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains elusive. BV may be mor...
We conducted a systematic review of the Medline database (U.S. National Library of Medicine, Nationa...
Sequencing studies have shown that optimal vaginal microbiota (VMB) are lactobacilli-dominated and t...
Introduction: In healthy women, lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the microbial homeos...
Introduction: In healthy women, lactobacilli play a crucial role in maintaining the microbial homeos...
<div><p>We conducted a systematic review of the Medline database (U.S. National Library of Medicine,...
The human vagina is unlike that of any closely related phylogenetic species due to the abundance of ...