Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2023; 29(45): 5945-5952
Published online Dec 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i45.5945
Table 1 Summary of gut microbiota in women

Summary of gut microbiota
Healthy female[27]Decreased: Bacteroides abundance with ↑diversity than in men
Increased: Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Parabacteroides than in men
Menstruation[29]Decreased: Bacteroidota, Butyricicoccus, Extibacter, Megasphaera, Parabacteroides
Pregnancy[31-33]Increased: Actionbacteria, Proteobacteria, Akkermansia, Bifidobacterium, Bacillota
Decreased: Short chain fatty acids producers
Polycistic ovarian syndrome[36]Increased: Phocaeicola vulgatus, Bacillota, Streptococcus, Escherichia/Shigella
Decreased: Tenericutes, Akkermansia, Oscillospiraceae
Menopause[22]Increased: Bacillota, Roseburia, Lachnospira, Bacteroidota
Decreased: Bilophila, Prevotella, Parabacteroides
Breast cancer[40,41]Increased: Eubacteriales, Bacillus, Enterobacteriaceae, Staphylococcus
Cervical cancer[37]Increased: Proteobacteria, Prevotella, Porphyromonas, Dialister
Decreased: Bacteroides, Alistipes, Lachnospiraceae
Ovarian cancer[39]Increased: Prevotella, Coriobacteriaceae, Bifidobacterium