AGENT AND COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING INTRAUTERINE BACTERIAL FLORA, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER INTRAUTERINE BACTERIAL FLORA HAS BEEN IMPROVED OR NORMALIZED

摘要

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agent for improving intrauterine bacterial flora, and a method for determining whether intrauterine bacterial flora has been improved or normalized. An aspect of the present invention is an agent for improving intrauterine bacterial flora that contains lactoferrin or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. Additionally provided are: an agent or composition for improving intrauterine flora or treating or preventing diseases caused by the imbalance of intrauterine bacterial flora, the agent or composition containing lactoferrin or a salt thereof; a method for treating or preventing diseases caused by imbalance of intrauterine bacterial flora, the method comprising administrating the agent or composition; and a method for determining whether intrauterine bacterial flora has been improved or normalized.