Probiotic method and composition for maintaining a healthy vaginal microbiome

A method to reduce the likelihood of a dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiome in an individual, comprising:

• providing a bacterial formulation that includes at least two of a live bacteria selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus johnsonii and Lactobacillus crispatus, wherein said bacterial formulation includes at least one prebiotic having glycogen as a component thereof;
• administering the bacterial formulation to an individual's vagina in an amount sufficient for the bacterial formulation to generate an amount of tryptophan metabolites sufficient to act as aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonists to thereby reduce inflammation in the individual's vagina;
• and
• administering to the individual an extract derived from a helminth selected from the group consisting of Capillaria hepatica, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Trichuris trichiura, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Strongyloides stercoralis, Haemonchus contortus, and Trichinella spiralis.