Exploratory comparison of vaginal glycogen and Lactobacillus levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women

Abstract

Free glycogen is detected in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women and correlates with Lactobacillus in both groups. These results point to the complexity of the relationship between menopause and vaginal microbiota and indicate that more careful studies of the role of glycogen are warranted.