Controlled ovarian stimulation and progesterone supplementation affect vaginal and endometrial microbiota in IVF cycles: a pilot study.
Andrea Roberto CarossoAlberto RevelliGianluca GennarelliStefano CanosaStefano CosmaFulvio BorellaAnnalisa TancrediCarlotta PascheroLara BoattiElisa ZanottoFrancesca SidotiPaolo BottinoCristina CostaRossana CavalloChiara BenedettoPublished in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2020)
Our findings suggest that COS and P supplementation significantly change the composition of vaginal and endometrial microbiota. The greater instability could affect both endometrial receptivity and placentation. If our findings are confirmed, they may provide a further reason to encourage the freeze-all strategy.