Vaginal microbiota, menopause, and the use of menopausal hormone therapy: a cross-sectional, pilot study in Chinese women
Among Chinese postmenopausal women, those receiving MHT had higher Lactobacillus abundance but lower abundance of diverse anaerobes and diversity of the vaginal microbial community compared to non-MHT women. MHT in postmenopausal women may potentially contribute to reestablishing vaginal microbiota homeostasis. Findings in this pilot study, however, need to be examined in larger, prospective studies.
Authors
- Yizhou Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-6543)
- Chang Qing Su
- Bihui Jin
- Linjuan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2801-3818)
- Jianhong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-8076)
- Yue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2128-8472)
- Jingjing Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-0537)
- Yibing Lan
- Luo Zhou
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College (CN)
- Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (CN)
- ORCID (US)
- Hangzhou Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gme.0000000000002432
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.07