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Isha Ishtiaq

Bacterial 'postbiotic' may help preserve fertility in the aging uterus, preliminary research suggests

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Bolstering a type of bacteria that lives in the uterus may help counter age-related changes that can make it harder to get pregnant, a new study suggests.

While fertility decline is often linked to changes in egg number or quality, the uterus also becomes less receptive to an implanting embryo with age. The new research suggests that changes in the bacteria living there may be part of the reason.

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