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ReviewMicroorganisms2024

Exploring Oral and Vaginal Probiotic Solutions for Women's Health from Puberty to Menopause: A Narrative Review.

Marcello Romeo, Fabiana D'Urso, Giulia Ciccarese, Francesca Di Gaudio, Francesco Broccolo

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Review in Microorganisms, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Microorganisms · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Orally ingestedFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
    Article
  5. Disrupted Cervicovaginal Microbiota: Its Role inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
    Review
  6. Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Marcello RomeoDepartment of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Fabiana D'UrsoDepartment of Experimental Medicine (DiMeS), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Giulia CiccareseSection of Dermatology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8363-0195
Francesca Di GaudioPROMISE, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche, 2, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5910-5750
Francesco BroccoloDepartment of Experimental Medicine (DiMeS), University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1297-2598

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vaginal microbiota (VMB) plays a crucial role in women's health from puberty to menopause. Traditional studies have focused on the microorganisms present within the vaginal environment and their roles in disease onset. However, the dynamic relationship between the VMB and its host remains underexplored. Common narratives emphasize the presence of

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dysbiosishealthLactobacilliprobioticsvaginal microbiota

Identifiers

PMID39203456
PMCPMC11356851

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