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Re: KOH and wet mount

From: anon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 07:16:16 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Amy wrote: >
>What do the KOH and the wet mount test for? I had an STD screen and the
>nurse said that they had used those tests, but didn't tell me what they
>were for.

Amy Marie,

The wet mount and KOH (potassium hydroxide) is a test for bacterial vaginosis. (not an STD). If you want to know more about bacterial vaginosis (it's very common), there is a lot of info in the archives.




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