How to diagnose bacterial vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis catches us off guard. The mental damage to patients with bacterial vaginosis is also very great. People should pay attention to some things in life. Therefore, the treatment of bacterial vaginosis often starts with improving symptoms. The following are several diagnostic methods we introduce to you, hoping to be helpful to you.

1. Vaginal discharge is grayish white, very sticky, even like paste, and uniform, but it is not purulent discharge, and the amount is uncertain.

Second, the secretion has a particularly high amine content, so it has a fishy smell. During sexual intercourse or after activity, the smell is often aggravated due to the release of amines. Adding 10% potassium hydroxide to the secretion can also release the amine smell.

Third, the pH value in vaginal secretions increases, with a pH range of 5.0-5.5, while the normal pH is 4.5-4.7.

Fourth, clue cells can be detected in the wet smear of vaginal secretions.

Among the above four criteria, the diagnosis can be confirmed if three or more are met, and the fourth is emphasized as a necessary diagnostic criterion.