Variations in Vaginal, Penile, and Oral Microbiota After Sexual Intercourse: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: Background: Bacterial vaginosis is the most common infection in women and it has been proved that dysbiosis of vaginal microbiota can promote the infectious status. This case report shows the effect of oral and vaginal sex over the microbiota of a heterosexual couple who reported repeated problems of vaginal and oral infections after sexual intercourse. Case Presentation: A woman (32) reported to have vaginal infections and gingivitis after she had started a relationship with a man (34) and associated them with unprotected sex. No treatments successfully removed the problem and it repeated every time they had sexual encounters. Vaginal, penile and oral swabs were collected before and after sexual encounters in order to analyze changes in the respective microbiotas. DNA was ex

SUBMITTER: Carda-Dieguez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692966 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature