How do probiotic organisms protect against vaginal infections?
The vaginal flora, and the lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide they produce, are largely responsible for maintaining an acidic vaginal pH and maintaining vaginal health. A well balanced, well populated vaginal flora aids in the prevention of bacterial vaginosis (BV), yeast infections and other vaginal infection by utilizing the chemical and physical resources otherwise required by pathogenic organisms, maintaining a pH that is inhospitable to most infection causing organisms, and producing compounds that inhibit pathogen growth.
