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Vaginal invaders may have met their match
We hear a lot these days about the gut microbiome: all the fungi, bacteria, viruses and protozoa and their genetic material in the gastrointestinal tract. While we know how important the gut microbiome is to sickness and health, the vagina has its own community of microorganisms, and once again, imbalance and invasion can wreak havoc. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VCC) are caused by bacteria and fungi, respectively. They are common conditions that can recur, and drug resistance is leading to low efficacy and even higher recurrence. The EU-funded NEFERTITI project is bringing a revolutionary new treatment to market, a vaginal tablet whose active substance is already an approved food additive. It treats the bacterial and fungal infection equally well, and has curative as well as long-term protective effects. |
