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Normalizing Menopause and Vaginal Dryness with Your Patients: Q&A with Shirley Weir

Normalizing Menopause and Vaginal Dryness with Your Patients: Q&A with Shirley Weir

Menopause advocate and author Shirley Weir shares how her own frustrating experience navigating perimenopause inspired her to create Menopause Chicks, a thriving community focused on improving women’s access to trusted midlife health information

Female Sexual Dysfunction and Reproductive Health: An Interview with Dr. Mary Ojo-Carons

Female Sexual Dysfunction and Reproductive Health: An Interview with Dr. Mary Ojo-Carons

This month we talk with Mary Ojo-Carons, MD, about the future of women's sexual health. She advocates for more healthcare professional education to proactively address female sexual dysfunction, and shares her passion for new innovations advancing women's sexual and reproductive health.
Interparental Bond During Pregnancy Predicts Postpartum Sexual Frequency

Interparental Bond During Pregnancy Predicts Postpartum Sexual Frequency

In a 2020 article published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers from the Center of Brain, Biology, and Behavior at the University of Nebraska studied couples pre- and post-pregnancy to understand the association between “sexual frequency and relationship quality” and its context in the postpartum sexual relationship.
Improving Menopause Care: Recommendations for Providers and Patients

Improving Menopause Care: Recommendations for Providers and Patients

Earlier this year, The Journal of North American Menopause Society (an adjunct publication to its namesake organization), published a paper on “menopause preparedness” to inform on the latest perspectives and approaches to menopause for both providers and patients.
A Conversation with Lise Martin on Rebuilding Intimacy Post-Pregnancy

A Conversation with Lise Martin on Rebuilding Intimacy Post-Pregnancy

This month, we spoke with Lise Martin – a family nurse practitioner and clinic director of Seattle Women’s and Moms’ Clinic. Martin shares her experience with breastfeeding and how that fueled her decision to become a International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLCs). We also explore why patient follow-ups are so critical to a patient-centered philosophy and the tangible steps practitioners can take today to improve outcomes.
Ask the Expert: Biome 101

Ask the Expert: Biome 101

We are pleased to continue our new series here on The Biome Blog called Ask the Expert with Chief Science Officer Elizabeth DuPriest, Ph.D. What exactly is a biome?
Ask the Expert: Fertility & Pregnancy

Ask the Expert: Fertility & Pregnancy

The vaginal microbiome is in fact strongly related to fertility and pregnancy, with the healthiest vaginal microbiomes (those dominated by Lactobacillus crispatus, L. gasseri, or L. jensenii) typically associated with the best outcomes.

Ask the Expert: Lactic Acid

Ask the Expert: Lactic Acid

Provider Spotlight: Dr. Kerry Boysen, DPT

Provider Spotlight: Dr. Kerry Boysen, DPT

Kerry is the owner and physical therapist at Restore Physical Therapy. She has over 20 years of clinical experience in orthopedics and pelvic floor physical therapy. 
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VENUS Study: Why Quantification Matters

VENUS Study: Why Quantification Matters

We have worked for the last 24 months to develop our proprietary 54 target quantitative PCR vaginal microbiome test.
Interview Series with Julie Spencer: Functional Medicine and the Vaginal Microbiome

Interview Series with Julie Spencer: Functional Medicine and the Vaginal Microbiome

Exploring the Vaginal Microbiome in the VENUS Study: New Horizons for Women's Vaginal Health

Exploring the Vaginal Microbiome in the VENUS Study: New Horizons for Women's Vaginal Health

We are thrilled to share that we have launched our pioneering vaginal microbiome registry study entitled “Vaginal Ecosystem and Network in the US” (VENUS) Study.
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