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ArticlemSystems2020

Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiome in Women with Infertility and Its Potential Correlation with Hormone Stimulation during

Changying Zhao, Zefeng Wei, Junjie Yang, Jiaming Zhang, Chunna Yu, Aijun Yang, Min Zhang, Lin Zhang, Ye Wang, Xiaofeng Mu and 5 more

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Article in mSystems, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Effects of vaginal microbiota onMicrobiology spectrum · 2025
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  17. All Properties of Infertility Microbiome in a Review Article.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2025
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  20. The Vaginal Microbiome Changes During Various Fertility Treatments.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Changying Zhao *Shandong Children's Microbiome Center, Research Institute of Pediatrics, Qilu Children's Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zefeng Wei *Department of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Junjie Yang *College of Life Science, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, China.
Jiaming ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Chunna YuDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Aijun YangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Min ZhangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Lin ZhangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Ye WangQingdao Human Microbiome Center, the Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xiaofeng MuQingdao Human Microbiome Center, the Affiliated Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Xueyuan HengMicrobiological Laboratory, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China.
Huijun YangMaternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.
Zhongtao GaiShandong Children's Microbiome Center, Research Institute of Pediatrics, Qilu Children's Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Xuenan WangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China wangxn72@163.com microbiome@foxmail.com.
Lei ZhangShandong Children's Microbiome Center, Research Institute of Pediatrics, Qilu Children's Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China wangxn72@163.com microbiome@foxmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-2604
Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University · CNShandong University · CNQingdao University · CNLinyi People's Hospital · CNQilu Hospital of Shandong University · CNQilu Normal University · CNShandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Perturbation of vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women influences all the phases of a woman's reproductive life. Although studies have shown that dynamic changes in vaginal microbiome can affect pregnancy, its role in secondary infertility (i.e., inability to become pregnant or to carry a pregnancy successfully after previous success in delivering a child) and

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infertilityin vitro fertilizationovulation inductionvaginal microbiome

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PMID32665329
PMCPMC7363005
OpenAlexW3042533412

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