Utility of sexually transmitted infection screening in diagnosing clinical gynaecological conditions using endometrial specimens

Alfredo Maldonado-Barrueco, Esther Almazán-Garate, Almazán-Garate E, Armijo-Suárez O, Onica Armijo-Suárez, Silvia Iniesta-Pérez, Iniesta-Pérez S, Claudia Sanz-González, Sanz-González C, Iker Falces-Romero, Iker Falces‐Romero, Falces-Romero I, Covadonga Álvarez-López, Álvarez-López C, Cacho-Calvo J, Juana Cacho-Calvo, Quiles-Melero I, Inmaculada Quiles-Melero
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 2025 · vol. 112(4) , pp. 116830 · doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2025.116830 · PMID:40222157 · W4409168815
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Endometrial sexually transmitted infection screening was not useful for diagnosing chronic gynecological conditions in a population with low prevalence, as only a small percentage tested positive for Ureaplasma parvum.

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Sexually transmitted infections are associated with gynaecological conditions, yet screening algorithms are lacking. The aim was determining the utility of endometrial specimens for chronic gynaecological diagnosis. In a retrospective cohort study of 91 patients (42.8 % CD138-positive), only 5.5 % tested were positive for Ureaplasma parvum. Endometrial STI screening was not useful in a population of low STI prevalence (<10 %), suggesting its value depends on STI prevalence.

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Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium Endometrium

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