The Maggie Project: Exploring vaginal microbiome origins and heredity
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study looks at how the vaginal microbiome is passed between family members or close contacts. If you are a Belgian woman in good health who can join with her mother and another person, you may help researchers understand what shapes this bacteria community.
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Who can take part
- You must be a woman aged 18 or older and still having periods.
- You must live in Belgium and speak Dutch well enough.
- You must be in good general health (no active infections).
- You must be able to take part along with your mother and at least one other close female relative or friend.
- You cannot be pregnant or planning pregnancy now, and cannot have used antibiotics or antifungals (oral or vaginal) in the last 2 months.
- You cannot have used probiotic products (oral or vaginal) in the last 2 weeks.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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