My microbiota as a woman

Did you know that your vaginal microbiota consists of hundreds of bacteria that help maintain a healthy vaginal environment¹?

Every woman’s vaginal flora (a.k.a. vaginal microbiota) is unique, and unlike the other microbiota (such as the gut), the vaginal microbiota is balanced when its diversity is low.² It’s composition changes throughout a woman’s life¹ and also plays an important role in pregnancy.³

Maintain good intimate health habits can help you to keep your vaginal microbiota balanced⁴, as a disturbed composition (vaginal dysbiosis) has been associated with several diseases like bacterial vaginosis¹ and vaginal yeast infection (vaginal candidiasis)⁶ for example.

Read more to know the different things you can do to keep your vaginal microbiota balanced.