Objectives: Some vaginal bacterial communities are thought to prevent infection by sexually transmitted organisms. Prior work demonstrated that the vaginal microbiota of reproductive-age women cluster ...

Although anecdotal home remedies for trichomoniasis exist, antibiotics are the most effective and reliable treatment for this sexually transmitted infection. Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted ...

If you've downloaded a cycle tracking app, are comfortable telling your boss that your period is giving you so much bother that you need to take a couple of hours off and have zero qualms about ...

Initially we induced high levels of resistance in the clinically susceptible strain BRIS/92/STDL/F1623 (F1623) by continuous culturing in sub-lethal, increasing concentrations (finally reaching 1 mM) ...

A kind of bacteria found in the vagina may trigger recurrent UTIs, according to researchers. The findings help explain why sexual activity is associated with UTIs. When it gets into the bladder, the ...

Recent work with a mouse model of Trichomonas vaginalis infection indicated that estrogenized BALB/c mice that were preinfected with Lactobacillus acidophilus showed a greater duration of T. vaginalis ...

Researchers from IOCB Prague are furthering the understanding of how medicines work and what it takes to develop their most effective variants. In one current study, they have focused on the disease ...

Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis during pregnancy has been associated with preterm delivery. It is uncertain whether treatment of asymptomatic trichomoniasis in pregnant women reduces the ...

Trichomonas vaginalis infects the genital and urinary tract of both sexes. Clinicians should consider screening women aged 45 and older for the sexually transmitted infection. A large study indicates ...

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