Predicting microbiome profile and other health related markers from metabolites

The vaginal microbiota assumes a pivotal role in maintaining vaginal health and the prevention of various illnesses. The microbial community of the vaginal flora is highly dynamic in nature, and tends to aggregate into distinct groups. Certain community types have been found to have a higher likelihood of leading to unfavorable reproductive outcomes. For example, populations that exhibit a predominance of Lactobacillus species, have been associated with better vaginal health. Vaginal microbiome has been studied in different indications such as Bacterial vaginosis, infertility, endometriosis etc. Despite recent studies highlighting the association of specific microbiome changes with infertility, vaginal infertility profiling remains limited in its adoption. Vaginal microbiome testing is very expensive, offered by limited players and is time consuming as it involves genomic sequencing.