Understanding the Role of Female Genital Tract Microbiome in Recurrent Implantation Failure

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Jun 19

PMID 38892884

Authors

Anastasios Lafioniatis

Athina A Samara

Peter K Makaritsis

Stefanos Dafopoulos

Sotirios Sotiriou

Konstantinos Dafopoulos

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Abstract

The realization of the role of the microbiome of the female reproductive tract in health and disease has opened numerous possibilities for the scientific examination of the intertwining role between the human host and its microbiota. The imbalance in the composition of the microbial communities of the vagina and uterus is now recognized as a risk factor for many complications in pregnancy and according to the data from numerous studies, it is possible for this imbalance to play a crucial role in creating a hostile endometrial environment, and therefore, contributing to the etiology of recurrent implantation failure. Nevertheless, our current understanding of these complicated biological phenomena is far from complete, and in the future, there needs to be a systematic and thorough investigation of the diagnosis and therapy of this condition. This will enable scientists who engage in the field of assisted reproduction technologies to accurately identify and cure women in whom dysbiosis hinders the achievement of a healthy pregnancy.

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