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Vaginal cytokine profile and microbiota before and after lubricant use compared with condomless vaginal sex: a preliminary observational study

Tuddenham, Susan; Stennett, Christina A.; Cone, Richard A.; Ravel, Jacques; Macintyre, Andrew N.; Ghanem, Khalil G.; He, Xin; Brotman, Rebecca M. (Springer Nature, 2021-09-18)

Limited data suggest that personal lubricants may damage the vaginal mucosal epithelium, alter the vaginal microbiota, and increase inflammation. We compared vaginal cytokine profiles and microbiota before and after vaginal ...