The first vagina-on-a-chip replicates the cellular environment of the vagina.
Scientists have developed the world's first"vagina-on-a-chip," a small device that contains live human cells and replicates the cellular environment found inside the vaginal canal.
"The vaginal microbiome plays an important role in regulating vaginal health and disease, and has a major impact on prenatal health," first author Gautam Mahajan , a former researcher at Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, said in a statement .
With their device complete, the team ran several tests with bacteria commonly found in the vagina, namely, several strains of Lactobacillus bacteria; studies suggest that these microbes make up more than 70% of a healthy vagina's microbiome, according to the Wyss Institute statement. BV increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, such as chlamydia and gonorrhea, both of which can negatively affect future fertility by triggering a harmful inflammation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . If developed during pregnancy, BV also raises the risk that a baby will be born prematurely or at a low birth weight. The new vagina-on-a-chip could help scientists develop new and better treatments for BV, sexual health physician Achyuta Nori of St.
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