Women's health has long been overlooked in science and medicine—an oversight with serious consequences not just for women, but for public health as a whole. A 2024 McKinsey report found that women ...

When your vagina, or anything in its vicinity, burns or stings, it can put a damper on your mood, confidence, and general well-being. Take it from someone who dealt with unexplainable burning for ...

Poor oral health was associated with increased migraines and abdominal and body pain in women with central sensitization disorders, with risk for specific pain conditions linked to specific types ...

A healthy vagina naturally contains different types of bacteria that usually maintain balance. However, when certain bacteria—particularly Gardnerella vaginalis—overgrow, they can disrupt this balance ...

The main bacterial pathogens associated with BV are a group of related bacterial species previously known as Gardnerella vaginalis. Earlier work by Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of Microbiology ...

The main bacterial pathogens associated with BV are a group of related bacterial species previously known as Gardnerella vaginalis. Earlier work by Garth Ehrlich, PhD, a professor of Microbiology and ...

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A woman’s vagina naturally contains small organisms known as normal flora, including beneficial ones that produce protective acid (lactobacilli) and harmful ones such as Gardnerella vaginalis.

The Complete 8 tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea, trichomoniasis, HIV, syphilis, Gardnerella, mycoplasma, and ureaplasma. In 40 states, if a person tests positive for chlamydia, trichomoniasis ...

For example, the Gardnerella species has been recognized as a risk factor for several disorders. Gardnerella generates sialidase, which degrades protective mucins in the vagina and increases host ...

In BV, the number of lactobacilli decreases, and there is an overgrowth of other types of bacteria, such as Gardnerella vaginalis, and various anaerobes, found in a study published in the StatsPearl ...