Tests For Bacterial Vaginosis: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- If you are having your menstrual period.
- If you use a vaginal medicine, such as a nonprescription vaginal yeast medicine, 2 to 3 days before this test.
- Having sex or douching 24 hours before this test.
| Last updated: | March 17, 2008 |
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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