ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2021
The impact of the female genital tract microbiome in women health and reproduction: a review.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of hormonal treatments for endometriosis on the reproductive microbiome: a systematic review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Endometriosis-associated infertility: Multi-omics insights into pathogenesis and precision therapeutics.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Viruses in the female lower reproductive tract: a systematic descriptive review of metagenomic investigations.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2024Pooled it
- Antibiotics prior to or at the time of embryo transfer in ART.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Distinct Systemic Inflammatory Signatures in Women with Endometriosis and Infertility Without Endometriosis: Implications for Assisted Reproduction.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Assessing the female urogenital-rectal axis microbiome: focus on endometriosis and recurrent implantation failure.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2026Article
- Cytokine signalling in vaginal epithelial cells: mechanistic insights into epithelial immunity and inflammatory milieu in vulvovaginal candidiasis.European cytokine network · 2026Review
- Trimethylamine-producing microbe Bacillus megaterium KCTC 3007 promotes antitumor immunity in endometrial cancer via type I interferon response pathways.Microbiome · 2026Article
- Mechanisms by Which the Cervicovaginal Microbiota Mediates Endometrial Repair Following Uterine Injury: A Review of Recent Advances.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- From gut-reproductive microbiota to ferroptosis: a comprehensive insight into the molecular-pathogenicity of endometriosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Endometrial receptivity failure in assisted reproduction: immune-cellular niches, mechanistic evidence, and translational boundaries.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- From Gut to Reproductive Health: Exploring Microbiome Interactions and Future Interventions.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Review
- Microbial regulators of physiological and reproductive health in women of reproductive age: their local, proximal and distal regulatory roles.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Review
- Dual-functional molecule 3c targeting CYP24A1-mediated 25-hydroxyvitamin D metabolism and microbial biofilms overcomes mixed vaginal infections.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Vaginal Microbiome and Its Relationship with Assisted Reproduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The relationship between vaginal and endometrial microbiota and the outcome of Frozen-Thawed embryo transfer during hormone replacement cycles.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on the Female Genital Tract Microbiome: A Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Unraveling the Contribution of Estrobolome Alterations to Endometriosis Pathogenesis.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Exploring OR2H1-Mediated Sperm Chemotaxis: Development and Application of a Novel Microfluidic Device.Cells · 2025Article
- Beyond hormones: 3PM approach to vaginal microbiota dynamics in postmenopausal women.The EPMA journal · 2025Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this review is to gather the available research focusing on female genital tract (FGT) microbiome. Research question focuses in decipher which is the role of FGT microbiota in eubiosis, assisted reproduction techniques (ARTs), and gynaecological disorders, and how microbiome could be utilised to improve reproduction outcomes and to treat fertility issues.
methodsPubMed was searched for articles in English from January 2004 to April 2021 for "genital tract microbiota and reproduction", "endometrial microbiome", "microbiome and reproduction" and "microbiota and infertility". Manual search of the references within the resulting articles was performed.
resultsCurrent knowledge confirms predominance of Lactobacillus species, both in vagina and endometrium, whereas higher variability of species is both found in fallopian tubes and ovaries. Microbial signature linked to different disorders such endometriosis, bacterial vaginosis, and gynaecological cancers are described. Broadly, low variability of species and Lactobacillus abundance within the FGT is associated with better reproductive and ART outcomes.
conclusionFurther research regarding FGT microbiome configuration needs to be done in order to establish a more precise link between microbiota and eubiosis or dysbiosis. Detection of bacterial species related with poor reproductive outcomes, infertility or gynaecological diseases could shape new tools for their diagnosis and treatment, as well as resources to assess the pregnancy prognosis based on endometrial microbiota. Data available suggest future research protocols should be standardised, and it needs to include the interplay among microbiome, virome and mycobiome, and the effect of antibiotics or probiotics on the microbiome shifts.
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