Open AccessInfluence 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/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
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.