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Breaking Down Barriers: What Happens When the Vaginal Microbiome Attacks

UC San Diego study begins to explain why a common and seemingly benign condition of the vaginal microbiome is linked to pregnancy loss, preterm birth and other health complications

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In bacterial vaginosis, bacteria (bottom) attack the surface of epithelial

cells in the vagina (top). 

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