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Wet prep and koh test on vaginal secretions
The wet prep and KOH prep tests can reveal if the cause of vaginal infection is Candida, Trichomonas, or bacterial vaginosis.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 43-year old female asked:
Can you have a yeast infection only in your vulvar? Inside has no discharge or irritation. KoH and gram stain show no yeast but culture came back few yeast. Is this a normal finding? Outside vagina is irritated, but inside looks normal?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: KOH prep?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the result of KOH prep of oral scraping in thrush?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is KOH test for eyes?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Derm did KOH test for fungus but didnt see any, then I told him I shaved with a razor less than an hour before and hd confirmed that DOES interfere with results by removing top layer of skin. Is a biopsy another way of detecting fungus?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Will applying antifungal cream to a suspected fungal infection the night before getting a KOH Test affect results?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Dermatologist did scrape test (KOH test) on assumed ringworm but didnt see fungus. However I had just shaved with a manual razor over the ringworm spot less than an hour before. Could this have affected the test by removing the top layer of skin?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Podiatrist wants to repeat KOH test as its negative for toenail fungus & thinks toenail looks like it has fungus despite that I said it looks like that due to nail trauma. The subungual hematoma improved in a year by itself. Should I do as he says?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have a test result showing (a hvs wet prep ) wbc of 8-10 hpf ,yeast (+) ,epith cells (++) and a culture that yielded c-albican and coli specie. Please what could be the possible vaginal infection ?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I was lightly scratched by some monkeys jumping up my legs on koh phi phi thailand last week. Did not break the skin. Should I get a rabies shot?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Doctor did KOH scrape on potential fungal rash, it didnt detect fungus so now he feels it may be something else but I forgot to mention I shaved with a manual razor over the spot that morning barely an hour beforehand. Would that affect the results?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I got an oral sex without condom and after one week i had sex again and the condom broke while vaginal intercourse. soon after 25 hours i took prep and now after 8 weeks i had a test using cmia method and the result came non reactive is it reliable?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Vaginal irritation and burning x5 days, tx x2 days with metro gel. Sx amplified and now have foul odor, dysuria, and thick d/c. Wet prep in office =. ?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Had an exposure with a sex worker on 5.25.22 had oral and vaginal with condom, did not take prep/pep had hiv test 6weeks,9weeks,3months,4months,6months,and 12 months all test negative 4th gen and other std at 9 months came negative do I keep testing?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Had an exposure with a sex worker on 2.25.22 had oral and vaginal with condom, did not take prep/pep had hiv test 6weeks,9weeks,3months,4months,6months,and 12 months all test negative 4th gen and other std at 9 months came negative do I keep testing?
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A 27-year old female asked:
But can you contract herpes from dry humping with clothes on. Will the chances increase when the girl becomes "wet?" Or has had a vaginal secretion from being sexually stimulated?
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A 28-year old female asked:
The result of my vaginal swab test HVS MICROSCOPY & WET MOUNT HVS FOR WET MOUNT: No Budding Yeast Cells seen. No Trichomonas and no Clue Cells. Pus cells : 20-22/hpF. Is everything normal?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Yellow clumpy vaginal discharge sometimes clear, no odor, no itch, negative for c&s test, wet mount and pap test. What else can cause yellow discharge?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can UTI cause yellow discharge? I've yellow vaginal discharge on daily basis. Went for c&s test, no pathogen seen. Negative for wet mount.
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A 34-year old male asked:
Can a naked man who humps a woman from behind who is laying on her stomach and is wearing panties, and jeans (2 layers of clothing) and is wet with vaginal secretions and seep through the jeans get hiv/aids or sti?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What could be the cause for high white blood cells detected in vaginal wet mount sample? Negative for bv, yeast or trich. I did sti tests for 10 most common sti (all were negative except for Herpes I). I have reoccurring itching, no other symptoms?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have a swollen, inflamed red itchy, clumpy white cottage cheese discharge from vagina, with tiny sporadic bumps all over my vulva. I did a wet prep the doctor said it was BV. But should I be worried if its anything else?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Chances of getting HIV from rubbing my pennis on a woman's wet vagina with lots of vagina secretion ?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Hiv test kit negative after 3 times 21 days 35 days and 126 days after only French kisses&rubbing penis in vagina without penetration at all but we were wet and touched each other without penetration then handjob test was negative 3 times is I'm ok?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Im 32 and have out of nowhere really sensitive and painful nipples, a dry vagina and wake up almost every night with hair wet from sweat. I took a pregnancy test which was negative. I took it as a precaution even though Im on the pill Desogestrel?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Hi Dr, would 'On demand PrEP (2-1-1) regimen' be protective for male insertive partner if he has vaginal sex with a female? Studies show protective effects for MSM, in that case shouldn't it work for a male having sex with a female?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have a hemorrhoid that is external (can feel small firm circle) & causes stinging pain on/off all thru hemorrhoid area to vaginal area. baths, prep h dont help. Can get into dr in 5 days, should I wait or go to ER? Pain is worse is problem?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it normal for me to be wet all the time on my vaginal area it drives me crazy?
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A 42-year old asked:
What amount vaginal secretion should a post menopausal woman produce?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Whitish vaginal secretions with pain of moderate degree for my virgin sister?
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