Transbiome

Active

from 01/10/2020 until 25/02/2022

Transwomen who undergo affirmation surgery have a new organ – the neovagina – with real gynecological needs! This includes the potential for infections & unhealthy microbial environments. Every part of our body has small organisms (bacteria and fungi), and normally these are a healthy ecology of microbes – our "microbiomes".

Right now, we have very little idea of what a "normal" microbiome is for transwomen. Transbiome seeks to change that.

Aim

Our aim is to get a better basic understanding of the fungal and bacterial diversity found in the neo-vaginal microbiome.



Created Dec. 10, 2021, 11:52 a.m.

Updated Dec. 13, 2021, 9:31 a.m.

Keywords
Gynecology Transgender Health Microbiology
Science Topics
Health & Medicine
Tags
Participate from home
Difficulty Level
Easy
Participation tasks
Specimen/sample collection
Location
Global
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