We are recruiting healthy VMT donors!
Interested in becoming a donor?
* Viable donors receive free vaginal microbiome testing and free STI panel.
If you are a woman who meets the following criteria, please reach out.
no history of BV
not on hormonal birth control
no antibiotic use in past 3 months
pre-menopausal
willing to abstain from sex for 10 days prior to vaginal fluid collection
HOW IT WORKS
Complete screening questionnaire
Receive & complete vaginal microbiome & STI test
If results meet our standards for healthy VMT donors, you will receive a menstrual cup for vaginal fluid collection
Wear the cup to bed. In the morning, remove it, immediately placing it in the vial per the directions in the box to be returned to VMT Bio-Bank and stored in at − 80 °C for testing and long-term viability
Example of a healthy donor’s microbiome
>80% Lactobacillus spp.
<5% dysbiosis-related spp.
