Evaluation of the vaginal microflora of women of reproductive age
- VernacularTitle:Нөхөн үржихүйн насны эмэгтэйчүүдийн үтрээний бичил орчинг үнэлэх
- Author:
Uyanga Ts
1
;
Munkhtsetseg D
2
Author Information
1. Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine
2. School of Medicine
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
vaginal pH;
abnormal vaginal flora;
bacterial vaginosis;
lactobacillus spp
- From:Innovation
2020;14(1):24-27
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
Background:The knowledge about the normal and abnormal vaginal microbiome has
changed over the last years. The normal and the abnormal vaginal microbiota are complex
ecosystems of more than 200 bacterial species influenced by genes, ethnic background and
environmental and behavioral factors. Major changes in the vaginal physiology and microbiota
over a woman’s lifetime are largely shaped by transitional periods such as puberty, menopause
and pregnancy. Many studies have shown that bacterial vaginitis (BV) has an increased risk of
preterm birth, miscarriage, premature rupture of membran, and postpartum uterine inflammation
and sepsis. To assess different bacterial and epidemiological factors associations with increased
vaginal pH in the women of reproductive age.
Methods:In the 1st Health center of Bayanzurkh district hospital, 100 non-pregnant women were
randomly selected between 18-45 years of age. Women were submitted to an interview, vaginal
examination and vaginal specimen collection for pH measurement and microscopy. Descriptive
statistics are reported for the vaginal pH according to a specially designed survey card, the survey
respondents assessed the status of the mother’s health.
Results:The non pregnant group studied herein were mostly young adults with ages in the age
range 25-29 (32.0; 32%, mean±SD: 29.1±5.7) years. The vaginal pH mean in non-pregnant women
was 4.5±0.5. Elevated vaginal pH was signicantly associated with bacterial vaginosis (p < 0.001),
and bacterial vaginosis flora (p < 0.001). 162 of 200 women (81%) had an increased vaginal pH.
65,8% of participants in research were normal nugent score.
Conclusion:In non-pregnant women, the vaginal pH mean was 4.5 ± 0.5. Changes in vaginal
pH are statistically significant with age, and clinical manifestations. /р<0.05/. The human vaginal
ecosystem is a dynamic environment in which microbes can affect host physiology but also where
host physiology can affect the composition and function of the vaginal microbiota.
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