Sentences with phrase «vaginal mucosa»

In addition, the mobile skin of the penis is «grasped» by the ridges of the vaginal mucosa and held in place.

«The vaginal mucosa is very hormone sensitive, so once the mother's hormones are out of the baby's system, there will be a little bleeding.

Experts have hypothesized that the thinning of the vaginal mucosa by progesterone (pictured) makes it easier for HIV to penetrate the vaginal wall in an uninfected woman, and, conversely, for an HIV - positive woman to infect her partner.

Another hypothesis is that progesterone boosts the population of Langerhans cells in the vaginal mucosa, thought to be one of the main targets of HIV in the female genital tract.

[31] Recent studies show that the vaginal mucosa can support T - cell induction in the absence of MALT or secondary lymphoid tissues, suggesting that the type II vaginal mucosa can itself act as an inductive site for the generation of primary CD8 + T - cell immune responses.

«There are lots of things that can irritate your vaginal mucosa and not irritate your mouth,» she explains.

Also, after menopause, vaginal dryness and shrinkage of the vaginal mucosa predisposes a woman to vaginal inflammation or vaginitis, bladder infection or cystitis.

The World Health Organization defines probiotics as «live microorganisms, which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,» populate the gut, skin, oral and vaginal mucosa, and other areas of the body.