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Associations were assessed by Spearman rank correlation and by multivariable logistic regression adjusted for centre, age, BMI, and recurrent implantation failure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      LMS was positively associated with endometrial pathogen detection (\u03c1 = +0.229, p &amp;lt; 0.001). After adjustment for centre, age, BMI, and recurrent implantation failure, each one-point increase in LMS was associated with higher odds of pathogen detection (adjusted OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.17\u20131.68; p &amp;lt; 0.001). However, discriminatory performance was limited (AUC 0.636, 95% CI 0.567\u20130.705), and pathogen detection remained 23.3% at LMS 0. LMS was negatively correlated with total intrauterine\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\u03c1 = \u22120.488, p &amp;lt; 0.001) and\n                      <jats:italic>L. crispatus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (\u03c1 = \u22120.411, p &amp;lt; 0.001). All 56 women with LMS 4 were\n                      <jats:italic>L. crispatus<\/jats:italic>\n                      -negative; however, when LMS 4 was treated as a positive result, sensitivity for\n                      <jats:italic>L. crispatus<\/jats:italic>\n                      absence was only 30.8%.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Vaginal LMS is an associated preliminary non-invasive indicator, but it cannot substitute for direct endometrial assessment or reliably exclude endometrial pathogen detection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2026.1926579","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,14]],"date-time":"2026-09-14T04:36:00Z","timestamp":1789360560000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Vaginal 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