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Evidence is further integrated across representative infectious, endocrine-related, malignant, and pregnancy-associated conditions, including pelvic inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginosis, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, ovarian, cervical, and endometrial cancers, and preeclampsia. The available literature indicates that hormone-dependent immune modulation, pathogen- or microbiota-associated inflammatory signaling, and NET-related tissue injury may converge in multiple gynecologic settings, although the strength of evidence differs substantially across specific pathways and diseases. Direct support is strongest for selected hormone\u2013NET effects in defined experimental or pregnancy-associated settings and for pathogen\/microbial product\u2013NET interactions in infectious contexts, whereas the complete hormone\u2013microbiota\u2013NET framework and the proposed glycosaminoglycan\u2013peptidylarginine deiminase 4 (GAG\u2013PAD4) bridge remain insufficiently validated. 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