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Item #: 991-10-P
Product Name:
Vaginal Fluid
Form:
Frozen Liquid
Catalogue Number:
991-10-P
Source:
Pooled Human Donor
Preservatives:
None
Storage:
-20 C
UNSPSC code:
51131907
Availability:
IN STOCK - Ships same day
Synonyms:
Vaginal Secretion
Lee Biosolutions follows all HIPAA guidelines for our donors. 45 CFR Parts 160,162,164.
Pooled Donor Human Vaginal Fluid Human secretions are custom collected in pooled donor units for research. pooled donor units from 1-5 mls available upon request.
Profiling: Specific human vaginal fluid donors by race available upon request. Specific disease state can be made available with lead time. We are able to profile human vaginal samples upon request.Vaginal secretions can be specified before or after ovulation for an extra charge
Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix. The membrane of the vaginal wall also produces moisture, although it does not contain any glands. Before and during ovulation, the cervix's mucus glands secretes different variations of mucus, which provides an alkaline environment in the vaginal canal that is favorable to the survival of sperm.
Since a healthy vagina is colonized by a mutually symbiotic flora of microorganisms that protect its host from disease-causing microbes, any attempt to upset this balance may cause many undesirable outcomes, including but not limited to abnormal discharge and yeast infection. The acidity of a healthy vagina of a woman of child-bearing age (a pH of around 4.5) is due to the degradation of glycogen to the lactic acid by enzymes secreted by the Döderlein's bacillus. This is a normal commensal of the vagina. The acidity retards the growth of many strains of dangerous microbes. REF: The Nature of Bacterial Host-Parasite Relationships in Humans, Kennith Toba