The Vaginal Microbiome of Transgender Men [Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics]

CONCLUSIONS:
The vaginal microbiome of transgender men who were assigned a female sex at birth and use testosterone may differ from that of cisgender women. Intravaginal estrogen administration may reduce these differences by promoting colonization with Lactobacillus species and decreasing α diversity.

Source: Clinical Chemistry - January 2, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Winston McPherson, G., Long, T., Salipante, S. J., Rongitsch, J. A., Hoffman, N. G., Stephens, K., Penewit, K., Greene, D. N. Tags: Molecular Diagnostics and Genetics Source Type: research