80% of women with vaginal microbiome imbalances have no symptoms.

Name: 80% of women with vaginal microbiome imbalances have no symptoms.
Uploaded: 2025-08-05T17:00:23+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this informational video excerpt, the speaker explains that the vaginal microbiome functions like a local immune system, protecting the reproductive…

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In this informational video excerpt, the speaker explains that the vaginal microbiome functions like a local immune system, protecting the reproductive tract. When its balance is disrupted (dysbiosis), it can cause the most common reason women seek care—vaginal symptoms—but also silently affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes: it may reduce sperm motility, impair embryo implantation, and raise the risk of miscarriage and preterm birth. Crucially, about 80% of women with dysbiosis experience no symptoms, meaning they can be at risk without knowing it. The speaker advises that testing the vaginal microbiome is important not only for women with recurrent infections, vaginal symptoms, or recurrent urinary tract infections, but also as a preventive health tool.

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The vagina is pretty much the structural connection between the outside world and your most important reproductive organs, right? So you can think of the vaginal microbiome as like a local immune system. And so when the balance is disrupted, it can do many things from cause the number one reason why women seek healthcare advice, which is vaginal symptoms, but it could also decrease sperm motility if you're trying to conceive. It could affect embryo implantation. It can increase the risk of miscarriage and preterm birth. And I think the most important thing that people should realize is that even without symptoms, you can still be at risk of these things, right? And 80% of women have dysbiosis without having symptoms. Usually you would test your vaginal microbiome if you have recurrent infections, or even if you have vaginal symptoms, or even recurrent UTIs. But I think it's an incredibly important tool