Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study

BACKGROUND: Limited data suggest that personal lubricants may damage the vaginal mucosal epithelium, alter the vaginal microbiota, and increase inflammation. We compared vaginal cytokine profiles and microbiota before and after vaginal lubricant use and condomless vaginal sex. METHODS: Reproductive-...

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Autores principales: Tuddenham, Susan, Stennett, Christina A., Cone, Richard A., Ravel, Jacques, Macintyre, Andrew N., Ghanem, Khalil G., He, Xin, Brotman, Rebecca M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34537015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06512-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8449901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34537015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06512-x

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