Influence of Intramuscular Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Initiation on Vaginal Microbiota in the Postpartum Period
Author(s) -
Bridget M. Whitney,
Sujatha Srinivasan,
Kenneth Tapia,
Eric Munene Muriuki,
Bhavna Chohan,
Jacqueline M. Wallis,
Congzhou Liu,
Brandon L. Guthrie,
R. Scott McClelland,
Noah G. Hoffman,
David N. Fredricks,
Alison C. Roxby
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa1876
Subject(s) - medroxyprogesterone acetate , bacterial vaginosis , medicine , confidence interval , population , vagina , gynecology , obstetrics , physiology , hormone , surgery , environmental health
The vaginal microbiome plays a key role in women's reproductive health. Use of exogenous hormones, such as intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), may alter the composition of vaginal bacterial community.
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