Vaginal Wet Mount: 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:
- Having your period.
- Using a vaginal medicine, such as a nonprescription vaginal yeast medicine, 2 to 3 days before this test.
- Having had sex within 24 hours before the test, which can affect the vaginal pH.
| Last updated: | July 15, 2008 |
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| Author: | Sandy Jocoy, RN |
| Reviewed By: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine, Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer |
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