How to use the leucorrhea test paper

Leucorrhea is a common secretion in the female body. The leucorrhea secreted by women can be used to determine whether the body has any disease or whether the female body has gynecological diseases. Leucorrhea test strips are a method to check whether women's leucorrhea is healthy. Urine can be placed on the leucorrhea test strip, and some indexes will be presented.

How to use leucorrhea test paper?

You can dip a cotton swab in saline and insert it into the vagina to take out the leucorrhea, then put it into a sterile test tube, add an appropriate amount of saline, and then put in the PH test paper for testing. The normal pH value of leucorrhea is between 4 and 4.5, which is weakly acidic and can prevent pathogenic bacteria from multiplying in the vagina. Suggestions: When the pH test paper encounters solutions with different acidity and alkalinity, it will show different colors, which can be determined by comparing with the standard colorimetric card.

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1. Vaginal pH

The normal vaginal pH is 4-4.5, which is slightly acidic and can prevent pathogenic bacteria from multiplying in the vagina.

2. Vaginal cleanliness

Vaginal cleanliness can be divided into 4 levels: Level I: A large number of vaginal epithelial cells and vaginal bacilli can be seen under a microscope. Grade II: Vaginal epithelial cells, a small amount of white blood cells, some vaginal bacilli, and a small amount of miscellaneous bacteria or pus cells are seen under the microscope. Grade III: A small amount of vaginal bacilli, a large number of pus cells and miscellaneous bacteria are seen under the microscope. Grade IV: No vaginal bacilli are seen under the microscope, and except for a small amount of epithelial cells, there are mainly pus cells and miscellaneous bacteria. Grades I to II are normal, and grades III to IV are abnormal leucorrhea, indicating vaginal inflammation.

3. Vaginal microbes

Normal situation: None. There will usually be items such as fungi, trichomonas, and gonococci. If there are any, it will be marked as "+" (positive) on the result, and if not, it will be marked as "-" (negative).

4. Amine test is also called amine odor test

It is a method for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis. If you suffer from bacterial gynecological inflammation, your leucorrhea may have a fishy odor, because the amines produced by anaerobic bacteria release ammonia when they come into contact with potassium hydroxide.

5. Clue Cells

It is the most sensitive and specific sign of bacterial vaginosis. The diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis can be made based on a positive amine test and the presence of clue cells.