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Just don’t douche: What your vaginal biome can tell you about your health and pregnancy
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Just don’t douche: What your vaginal biome can tell you about your health and pregnancy

by Naomi Strout, Mathew Leonardi, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Researchers in the UK recently discovered a rapid test that checks the vaginal microbiome and can detect risks of preterm birth. Usually, tests to check the microbiome are complicated and it takes a long time to get a result. Up to 50% of preterm births are associated with microbial...