Scientists were inspired by fecal transplants which restore the balance of gut bacteria.
is the term used to describe the microorganisms that populate a living thing, like a human. These can include bacteria, fungi and viruses. The word is more commonly associated with the gutThe researchers designed a universal donor screening program, and tested it in 20 women. They hope the work will speed up clinical studies of vaginaltransplants. Participants, aged between 18 to 45, provided samples of their vaginal fluid, as well as blood and urine.
The team were able to analyze the make-up of bacteria in each woman to work out she if she would be suitable as a donor."We have very few treatment options available for], none of them fully curative or restorative," Ethel Weld, assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine and co-author of the study, said in a statement.
Weld explained there is"significant" evidence to suggest that the transfer of vaginal microbiota already happens, for instance in women who have sex with women. "But before clinical trials of VMT [Vaginal microbiota transplant] are conducted, we must first determine how to screen donors to find those with minimal risk of transmissible pathogens, and optimal vaginalThe team envisions a group of"super donors" emerging. Due to the risks associated with sex and bacterial vaginosis, donors will be asked to abstain for 30 days or more before offering a sample, meaning some may be put off.
Study co-author Laura Ensign, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, said in a statement:"Once a safe donor has been identified using this protocol, she could donate on multiple appropriately screened occasions. The idea of a 'super-donor' with no identified past or current infections and with favorableReserachers hope vaginal fluid transplants are on the horizon. A stock image shows a scientist holding test tubes.
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