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Re: amniotic fluid..?

From: William D. McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:05:22 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 4 Jun 1999, mary wrote: >
>> Thanks, Mary, I'm trying to remember from my childbirthing classes, and
>> of course I was very pregnant at the time so my memory is not so great.
>> :o) (Now I'm a nursing mom and my memory is still shot!! Hormones!!!)
>> I'm sure you're right... The thing I remember the most is them
>> stressing how very easy it is to test for fluid in discharge.
>
>Hey, me too! Nursing for almost 15 mos now and I can't remember a darned
>thing. I also blame it on the hormones. :)
>
>> Is one more accurate than the other?
>
>I would imagine they are both pretty definitive. Either the paper is blue
>or it isn't and the ferning is present or it's not. When I had what I
>thought was leaking during my 4th pregnancy, the doc used the litmus paper
>first but then double-checked with the microscope.
>
>mary

The nitrazine is not accurate at all. If it is negative, that is pretty reliable, but a positive nitrazine MUST be confirmed with a fern before you can say that there is amniotic fluid in the vagina.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD Clarksville, TN

This is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation and examination by your physician or other health care provider.

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