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Looking after your vaginal microbiome
The vaginal canal should reside at a mildly acidic pH, between 3.7 - 4.5, to
keep it healthy. This is influenced by the lactic acid producing lactobacillus
which ideally should be dominating the microbiome.
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Life stages and the vaginal microbiome
Our vaginal microbiome changes through our life stages, primarily driven by circulating oestrogen levels. Oestrogen stimulates the accumulation of glycogen in the vaginal epithelium, which in turn directly feeds the beneficial bacteria, lactobacillus, reducing the risk of infections.
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What is the vaginal microbiome?
The vaginal microbiome is one of many communities of microbes in our
bodies. Others include the gut, mouth and the skin. These communities
consist of bacteria, yeast and viruses. Microbiomes can play beneficial, protective roles, or they can become dysbiotic (imbalanced) and cause us problems.
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Dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiome
Dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiome refers to an imbalance in the natural bacterial community. Specifically, a disruption to the normal dominance of beneficial bacteria like lactobacilli, where a highly diverse state of opportunistic anaerobic and aerobic microbes takes hold instead.
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