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The vaginal microbiome may relate to more than reproductive health (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-26

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Integrated microbiome and metabolomic analysis reveals associations between vaginal microbiota composition and psychological profiles

Scientific Reports · 2026
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedA recent cross-sectional study published in Scientific Reports suggests that the vaginal microbiome may be linked to selected psychological traits and local metabolic patterns.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedDistinct vaginal community-state types were associated with reward responsiveness, motivational drive, and behavioral inhibition, and exploratory analyses suggested metabolites may statistically account for some of these associations.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedWomen in the CST IV group had significantly lower reward responsiveness and goal-directed motivation, and women in the CST III group scored lower on the BIS scale; no significant associations were identified for trait anxiety, depression, perceived stress, emotion-regulation difficulties, or somatization.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe article stresses that the study was cross-sectional, exploratory, and not corrected for multiple comparisons, so larger longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether microbiome changes influence psychological functioning or vice versa.View evidenceHide evidence

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Integrated microbiome and metabolomic analysis reveals associations between vaginal microbiota composition and psychological profiles

Scientific Reports · 2026

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Integrated microbiome and metabolomic analysis reveals associations between vaginal microbiota composition and psychological profiles

Scientific Reports · 2026 · Crossref

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Table 1: Community state types (CSTs) of vaginal microbiome in different sites of vagina or different periods.

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