Microgenesis’s novel research identified a common gut problem among women struggling to conceive: an imbalance of the intestinal microbiome that led to inflammation and contributed to their inability to get and stay pregnant. In fact, Microgenesis found that most of their study participants had an overgrowth of the most common bacteria included in probiotics: Lactobacillus spp., widely known as one of the “friendly bacteria.” This imbalance is associated with leaky gut and / or metabolic disorder, which can prevent someone from getting pregnant, but is treatable and reversible. Women struggling to conceive who have a microbiome imbalance can restore that balance into what Microgenesis coined: a Fertile Biome.