A kind of bacteria found in the vagina may trigger recurrent UTIs, according to researchers. The findings help explain why sexual activity is associated with UTIs. When it gets into the bladder, the ...

Certain vaginal microbiota species have been associated with unfavorable health consequences such as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), cervical cancer, premature delivery, and bacterial vaginosis.

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are painful and unfortunately they’re also quite common; half of all women will eventually get a UTI and about a quarter will suffer from recurrent infections. New work ...

what is gardnerella vaginalis, symptoms, cause? Answer::This is a bug which infects the vagina when the normal protective bacteria are depleted. It can be asymptomatic, otherwise presents with a ...

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, ...

Gardnerella vaginalis is a bacterium that coexists, in a delicate balance, with other bacteria in the vagina to keep it free from infection. — Filepic Gardnerella vaginalis is a mouthful to say, but ...

Objectives: Some vaginal bacterial communities are thought to prevent infection by sexually transmitted organisms. Prior work demonstrated that the vaginal microbiota of reproductive-age women cluster ...

About half of all women will experience urinary tract infections in their lifetimes, and despite treatment, about a quarter will develop recurrent infections within six months of initial infection. A ...