CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Revista Urología Colombiana / Colombian Urology Journal 2021; 30(02): 140-144
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1721325
Article of Reflection | Artículo de Reflexión

Flujo vaginal y semen: La microbiota de las relaciones sexuales

Vaginal Flow and Semen: The Microbiote of Sexual Relations
Valentina Restrepo Arenas
1   Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia
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1   Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia
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1   Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia
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1   Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Grupo Reproducción, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Antioquia, Colombia
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Resumen

Durante las relaciones sexuales, se da el intercambio de especies bacterianas entre las parejas, siendo las relaciones sexuales un factor crucial en la modificación de la microbiota genital. En el presente artículo de reflexión, se analizó el efecto de las relaciones sexuales sobre el intercambio de la microbiota vaginal y seminal. Las parejas que sostienen relaciones sexuales sin protección comparten especies bacterianas que podrían influir negativamente o positivamente sobre los parámetros seminales, como los Lactobacillus con potencial probiótico para el mantenimiento de la calidad del semen.

Abstract

During sexual intercourse there is an exchange of bacterial species between couples, a crucial factor in modifying the genital microbiota. In this reflection article, the effect of sexual intercourse on the exchange of vaginal and seminal microbiota was analyzed. Couples who have unprotected sexual intercourse share bacterial species could affect positive or negatively the seminal parameters, such as Lactobacillus with probiotic potential for maintaining semen quality.



Publication History

Received: 22 July 2020

Accepted: 15 September 2020

Article published online:
04 February 2021

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