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Numbers and corresponding labels indicate potential mechanisms. During menopause there is a loss of epithelial barrier integrity (1) and increase in BV associated species including Atopobium, Prevotella, and Gardnerella (2), which influence release of proinflammatory cytokines e.g. IL-1α, IL-1β and IL-8 (3) promoting recruitment and/or activation of HIV target cells (4) which may increase risk for HIV acquisition and for HIV positive women increase HIV replication (5) and subsequent viral shedding (6). Loss of H202 producing protective lactobacillus species Lactobacillus (L.) crispatus, L jensenii, L. gasseri (7) and decreased protective immune mediators (human beta defensins, SLPI) (8) may also increase risk for HIV acquisition during menopause. In menopausal women with HIV, E. coli antibacterial activity is lower, reflecting a Lactobacillus deficient microbiome and HSV inhibitory activity is higher reflective of inflammation. 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