HMS-ESTEEM Demographics Form (F04), SAS Study Description The overarching aim of the HMS-ESTEEM study was to describe the role that the urinary microbiome plays in disorders of the lower genitourinary
Vaginal and urine samples collected from women with mixed urinary incontinence as well as age-matched controls for the purposes of examining microbial diversity.
We characterized the urinary bladder microbiome of male volunteers by sequencing several 16S rRNA amplicons. Samples were collected via transurethral catheterization. We compared 16S amplicons to find