Author: Courtney Cox

I am a biology major at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. When it comes to biology, my interests lean more towards the medical profession and the human body. After undergrad, my goal is to go to medical school and work my way to becoming a pediatrician.
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How Does Your Microbe Community Change During Pregnancy?

Background

The vaginal microbiota undergoes major compositional changes throughout a women’s lifespan from birth, to puberty, to menopause. However, very little is known about the composition of the vaginal microbiota throughout these transitional stages (Romero 2014). So if the microbial community of the vagina changes throughout a women’s life, how does pregnancy change it, if it does at all? Continue reading “How Does Your Microbe Community Change During Pregnancy?”