Dr Jason Hawrelak | What Is A Leaky Vagina And What Does A Healthy Vaginal Ecosystem Look Like?

#49 Why should we care about the vaginal microbiome and just how different is the vaginal microbiome to the gut microbiome. Today I am delving into this topic with Dr Jason Hawrelak.

Dr Jason Hawrelak is a research scientist, educator, naturopath and Western herbalist with more than 18 years’ clinical experience. Jason practices at Goulds Natural Medicine, a 136-year-old natural medicine apothecary and clinic located in central Hobart. He did his Honours and PhD degrees examining the causes of dysbiosis and the capacity of probiotics, prebiotics and herbal medicines to modify the gut microbiome and has written extensively in the medical literature on these topics – including 16 textbook chapters.

He is Chief Research Officer at ProbioticAdvisor.com, which offers a searchable database that enables easy, evidence-based prescribing of probiotic products and online resources for clinicians, and health-conscious members of the public, to learn more about the human microbiome and how they can positively influence these ecosystems.

In This Episode We Cover What makes up a healthy vaginal ecosystem What bacteria dominate the vaginal ecosystem What are the 5 community states of the vaginal ecosystem What might a dysbiotic vaginal microbiome be comprised of How does the vaginal microbiome differ throughout a woman's lifecycle How the vaginal microbiome differs from the gut microbiome What are some causes of vaginal dysbiosis What does leaky vagina mean and how does it impact our health What Jason has used effectively in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis Why do we love lactic acid in the vagina How do we assess vaginal health and so much more