How to check for bacterial vaginosis

Some people are usually very curious, why unmarried women are prone to vaginitis? Because they are not married yet and the vagina is not open yet, the occurrence of vaginitis is indeed very strange, which makes many unmarried women very worried. Therefore, the following will introduce to you how to check bacterial vaginosis.

(1) Smear microscopy: Clue cells can be found by taking secretions for smear. Clue cells are epithelial cells with a large number of Gardnerella bacteria attached to their surface. The characteristic of the epithelial cell surface is that it is rough or has fine particles, as if it were sprinkled with a layer of flour. The bacteria are Gram-negative coccobacilli.

(2) Amine test: Add a drop of 10% potassium hydroxide solution to vaginal secretions. You can smell a "fishy" ammonia release. This is because the secretions contain a high amount of amines, which can release an ammonia smell when exposed to alkali.

(3) The culture method should be carried out by separation first and then culture. Round, opaque, smooth-surfaced colonies with a diameter of 0.5 mm can be seen.

(4) Biochemical method: Vaginal secretions are taken for biochemical analysis. Normal women have high lactate levels and low succinate levels, while women with this disease have the opposite values.

(5) Fluorescent antibody method: After smear, use fluorescent antibody to stain and examine under a microscope.