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Wet mount
A wet mount is a microscopic slide preparation of saline and vaginal discharge examined to detect infection.
Dr. Richard Wallner reviewed this
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A 29-year old asked:
Can anyone tell me what a wet mount is?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: wet mount?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the difference between a wet mount and culture?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Will a wet mount detect trichomonas 20 days post exposure?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Very rare inflammatory cells on wet mount..what does it mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the difference between a wet mount and a culture at gyno?
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A female asked:
What do rare WBC's in a wet mount mean?
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A 47-year old asked:
Do they really see trich moving by wet mount?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Wet Mount Rare WBCs What's this mean on my pap?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Possible to see trich with wet prep or wet mount..can anything cause trich not to show when there's indeed an infection?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have been with my husband for 21 years. We separated for three months in 04. In 2014 I was diagnosed with tric. He admitted to cheating one time in 04. I have had wet mounts every year and always test negative until 2014. Could he have had it since then
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: wet mount of vaginal discharge positive for yeast?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had a wet mount done during my period results were negative, can I trust it? A week later i had green discharge for less than a day.
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A 22-year old female asked:
10+ wet mount tests last 2 years. Irritations every month before periods;itchy, excess white discharge creamy/clumpy. No foreign micrograms found.
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A 38-year old female asked:
Do I need to tell my male partner about my BV/Gardnerella? The ARNP who did the wet mount and the RN who read the final results to me today said I didn't need to. But I've read conflicting information about how this affects men. Neg for STDs Oral ABX?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I had a wet mount done during my period to find BV would it have shown trich too?
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A female asked:
Dr did a wet mount, been itchy. Found bv, gave prescription. Sent a culture as well to the lab. What does a culture look for? Is BV bad to have?
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A 40-year old asked:
Does trich in wet mount usually indicate infection of the cervix plus vagina?
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A female asked:
What does it mean if few white blood cells are seen in a wet mount result? Does it mean I could have an STI or not?
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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 23-year old female asked:
What are the chances I have trichonomas if wet mount was neg for wbc or trichonomads (but positive for BV) and the concerned partner had a negative trichonomas RNA test a few weeks after encounter?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Does high WBCs in vaginal discharge always indicate infection?My wet mount result showed WBCs:+++.My discharge is sometimes yellow,slight odor,no itch
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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 42-year old female asked:
Wet mount said positive for BV but gram stain said negative. Which test is correct? Both done at same time. I had no BV symptoms. Test was done to test for yeast infection. Gram stain showed a few yeast but no BV?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Why did wet mount come back positive for BV but the Gram stain was negative. I had no symptoms of BV. Only a yeast infection which was positive after it grew on gram stain. Gram stain never grew BV which test is correct. They were done at same time?
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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 18-year old female asked:
Does this mean i have bacterial vaginosis? wet mount: white blood cell : 8/hpf red blood cell : 0/hpf epithelial cells : + bacteria : ++
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A 46-year old female asked:
I have had external burning for almost two months. Started with intercourse. UA and wet mount negative besides occasional yeast. No discharge. Estrogen and progesterone blood test good. I was put on a compounded estriol cream but burning continues?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Urethra itches. Wet mount tested negative for STDs and yeast infection. Urinalysis tested negative for uti, what could it be? Help
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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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