Microbiome in obstetrics and gynecology: a reassessment of views on the microbial community of the reproductive system

• Vladimir N. Kuzmin
• Igor О. Stoma
• Leyla V. Adamyan

Abstract

The human microbiome is becoming one of the main directions of modern medicine for the next decade. The introduction of new molecular genetic methods for assessing the microbiome of the reproductive system in women has allowed us to begin revising our views on the pathogenesis of diseases in obstetrics and gynecology. This analytical review of the literature presents modern data on the norm and disorders of the microbiota of the reproductive system in association with diseases. Discussion topics for promising research are identified.

Keywords:microbiome, reproductive medicine, vaginal microbiota, Lactobacillus spp.

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