Short Wave

A Vaginal Microbiome Transplant Could Help People With BV

May 29, 2024 · 13 min · Episode 1068 · 12.7 MB
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Humans rely on our symbiotic relationship with good microbes—in the gut, the skin and ... the vagina. Fatima Aysha Hussain studies what makes a healthy vaginal microbiome. She talks to host Emily Kwong about her long-term transplant study that asks the question: Can one vagina help another through a microbe donation?

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