Sexual practices have a significant impact on the vaginal microbiota of women who have sex with women
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Sexual health status of women who have regular sexual relations with men who have sex with men in mainland China
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55929-7