Probiotics For Women’s Reproductive Health

Abstract

A Healthy Vaginal Microbiota Is Required To Regulate A Balanced Vaginal Health Which Depends On Internal And External Factors. Any Alteration In This Homeostatic Mechanism Leads To Dysbiosis. The Composition Of Vaginal Microbiota Can Change At Different Stages Of Women’s Life From Infancy, Puberty, Pregnancy, And Menopause. The Other Common Factors That Cause The Temporal Alterations In Human Vaginal Microbiota Are Hormonal Changes, Uncontrolled Usage Of Antibiotics, Menstruation, And Vaginal Douching Etc. Lactobacillus, By Secreting Compounds Such As Lactic Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide And Bacteriocins Helps In Directly Killing The Pathogen. A Probiotic Lactobacillus Species Reinforce The Defense Against Invasion And Colonization By Opportunistic Pathogens That Cause Vaginal Infections. It Provides Several Health Benefits To The Host And Provides Effective Preventive And Therapeutic Strategies To Improve Women's Health.