Differences in the Gut Microbiome of Women With and Without Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Case Control Study

Guanjian Li   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Weiran Li   ^{2 *} , MD, PhD ;   Bing Song   ^{3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Chao Wang   ^{4 *} , MD ;   Qunshan Shen   ^{5 *} , MD ;   Bo Li   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Dongdong Tang   ⁷ , MD ;   Chuan Xu   ² , MD ;   Hao Geng   ⁷ ;   Yang Gao   ³ , MD ;   Guanxiong Wang   ³ , MD ;   Huan Wu   ³ , MD ;   Zhiguo Zhang   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Xiaofeng Xu   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Ping Zhou   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Zhaolian Wei   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Xiaojin He   ^{4 *} , MD, PhD ;   Yunxia Cao   ^{1 *} , MD, PhD

¹ Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China

² The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China

³ National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, China

⁴ Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Hefei, China

⁵ Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health and Genetics, Hefei, China

⁶ Taikang Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, China

⁷ Biopreservation and Artificial Organs, Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center, Hefei, China

*these authors contributed equally