Women's questions: the vaginal flora

How to avoid disturbances of the vaginal flora and how to take care of it?

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By: Caroline Paré Follow

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Every Friday, Priorité Santé deals with a topic of women's health, in a practical way.

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Today we are talking about the vaginal flora;

a set of microorganisms made up of bacteria, lactobacilli, naturally present in the vagina.

Lining the uterine lining, they protect the vagina by preventing pathogenic germs from entering it.

How to avoid disturbances of the vaginal flora and how to take care of it?

How to fight against bad practices that can have an impact on gynecological health?

  • Dr Monique Onomo Jong,

    Obstetrician Gynecologist in Douala, Cameroon

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