Waigankar Santosh S, Patel Vimal
Department of Urology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India.
J Midlife Health. 2011 Jan;2(1):5-10. doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.83253.
Urogenital infections are one of the most common causes for a woman to visit a gynecologist or a urologist. The well-known association between abnormal vaginal microbial flora and its formidable risk in the increased incidence of urinary tract infection underscores the importance of understanding the microbial flora and the efforts needed to maintain it, for ensuring urogenital health. Surprisingly in spite of the increased incidence urogenital infections receive very less attention from the medical fraternity. Growing awareness among people and newer advances in the medical field has brought them into the limelight. The importance of replenishing these depleting commensals with 'probiotics' has resurfaced in a big way. As the days go by science and medicines will touch new milestones, which will include probiotics. The value of a probiotics cannot be taken at face value. Probiotics must not be considered a panacea for treating urogenital infections. However, the available data promises that it will be a strong option in improving and maintaining urogenital health.
泌尿生殖系统感染是女性去看妇科医生或泌尿科医生的最常见原因之一。异常阴道微生物群与其在尿路感染发病率增加方面的巨大风险之间的众所周知的关联，凸显了了解微生物群以及为确保泌尿生殖系统健康而维持它所需努力的重要性。令人惊讶的是，尽管泌尿生殖系统感染的发病率有所上升，但医学界对其关注却非常少。人们意识的提高和医学领域的新进展使它们成为了焦点。用“益生菌”补充这些正在减少的共生菌的重要性已再次凸显。随着时间的推移，科学和医学将达到新的里程碑，其中将包括益生菌。益生菌的价值不能只看表面。益生菌不能被视为治疗泌尿生殖系统感染的万灵药。然而，现有数据表明它将是改善和维持泌尿生殖系统健康的有力选择。
