Conclusion
Women with POI treated with systemic hormonal therapy have a vaginal flora with a predominance of lactobacilli specifically L. crispatus and L. iners, analyzed through molecular biology and with microbiome obtained through the pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA, which is similar to women with preserved gonadal function.
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