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Vaginal secretions transplants may soon be available in the US

Feb 16,2020 6:07 am

BV Bacteria cover the cells

US doctors are to start in the hope that the women's vaginal secretion Transplants , and have a program to screen the potential donor.

do you believe that some women could benefit from it, to protect a dose of healthy vaginal microbes against an infection called bacterial vaginosis (BV).

The Johns Hopkins University team say they were inspired by the success of faeces or feces Transplants .

Although antibiotics Can treat BV, it comes back often.

What BV is?

BV is not a sexually transmitted disease, although infection.

It is quite common, and women who Can have it, you will notice that you have an unusual discharge, a strong fishy smell.

The condition is usually not serious, but should be treated because BV makes women more vulnerable to catching sexually transmitted infections and get infections of the urinary tract.

If The Woman is pregnant, it increases The Risk of her baby too early.

Why could help the donor fluid is a divorce?

BV Can happen when there is a change in The Natural balance of Bacteria in the vagina.

The vagina, as well, is the home of many different microorganisms.

Our diet, lifestyle and some types of medications that we Can take to disrupt this finely balanced ecosystem.

Although it is a large amount of work that is in the gut microbiome, less is known about the vagina.

the experts know, healthy microorganisms in the vagina prefer an acidic environment, and if the pH is too alkaline, other Bacteria - including those that Can thrive cause BV.

Can be A Number of factors Can increase vaginal pH and BV are more likely, including sex (semen and saliva slightly alkaline) and equipped with showers or vaginal washings, as well as hormonal changes at certain times of the month, during a woman's menstrual cycle.

What would be involved in the transplant?

The researchers looked at what makes a fit, safe donation in preparation for the Start-up to provide women with BV, do grafts, they hope, soon, now that the regulatory approval from the Food and Drugs Administration.

you shielded a small number of volunteers and have their results in the journal.

on the Basis of 20 women who have tested it, the researchers say, they have gained some insights into what an "ideal" donor.

vaginal secretion samples dominated by a bacterium called Lactobacillus crispatus tend to have a higher protective lactic acid content and a lower pH-value that could be useful, they say.

As a precaution, the donor would be asked to do without sex, for at least 30 Days before a trial and would be screened for all infections, including HIV, to prevent them from further given to all the recipients that you add.

One of the researchers, Dr. Laura, Stern, said: "The donation is a self-collection, we know that people tend to prefer. "

The Woman adds And Then removes a flexible plastic Disc - similar to a Cup or a contraceptive diaphragm to collect the sample.

"It is quick and easy and a sample to be collected, as the enough material would be a dose for the transfer," She Said .

It would be worked out, the insert in an applicator for the recipient, similar to a tampon.

Dr. Ensign said: "If we get it funded, we could start immediately. Some of the donors we surveyed, said they would like to participate.

"We would give the plan to the-Transplants -to-40 receiver, to begin with. Some would get The Real thing, and the other a placebo. All of them would be to get antibiotics for your BV. "



united states, sexual health, infection

Source of news: bbc.com

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