The Nugent score is an inappropriate diagnostic tool for neovaginal bacteria in transfeminine people
The Nugent score is not an effective tool to identify neovaginal dysbiosis or indicators of health in transfeminine individuals. Clinicians need the development of accurate, evidence-based diagnostic tools for the neovagina.
Authors
- Hannah Wilcox
- Jessica L. Prodger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0805-4196)
- Yonah Krakowsky
- David Zuanazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3490-8319)
- Emery Potter
- Bern Monari
- Vonetta L. Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6560-4468)
- Reeya Parmar
- Jorge Rojas-Vargas
- Ainslie Shouldice
- Jacques Ravel
- Annabel Poon
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-026-01410-2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canada Research Chairs
- National Institutes of Health