Vaginal pH more info

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has anyone ever wondered why only dr. davis finds this stuff? are these

things really that obscure that other doctors cant find them? just something

ive been thinking about for awhile, kind of makes me mad.

:)tess

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>Reply-To: VulvarDisorders

>To: VulvarDisorders

>Subject: Re: Vaginal pH more info

>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:41:36 -0000

>

> >>Cervical pH ranges between 6.5 and 7.0 in all groups studied.<<

>

>This explains my situation. My pH is running at 6.5-7.0 and Dr.

>in Arizona said that I have cervicitis. From overuse of antibiotics I

>have no good flora in my vagina. My cervical discharge is coming

>straight through me to the outside causeing my buring. Normally the

>vaginal fluids neutralize the high pH to a normal 4.2 (which is what

>the vagina normally is). Since mine is " sick " it can't do that and my

>pH his too high. I just didn't realize that the cervix gave off such

>a high number!! Makes sense for my problem though.

>

>Lynn

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Debie and All,

Debie - thanks so much for the PH info. I definitely

think now that I should get a bacterial culture,

right? I have some infrequent discharge, but more

than usual, and fishy smell, increased irritation,

etc. I am SO worried about the one site that said it

could develop potentially into pelvic inflammatory

disease which is related to infertility. If it CAN

get that serious (even rarely) I am again SO mad that

Sobel wouldn't test for it ...! Now I have to go to

another doctor soon, and take more time off of work!!!

I thought I would take some time before finding

another doctor, but now I think I better do this.

From what I gather a 5 would mean bacteria, which is

the PH I got from taking the measurement twice. Any

advice is welcome and sorry for the " rant " !

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--- debiefoxx@... wrote:

> Vaginal and cervical pH in normal pregnancy and

> pregnancy complicated by

> preterm labor.

>

> Riedewald S, Kreutzmann IM,

> Heinze T, Saling E.

>

> Institute of Perinatal

> Medicine, Free University of

> Berlin, West Germany.

>

> A prospective study was

> performed in order to

> determine vaginal and cervical pH in pregnancy. In

> normal pregnancy vaginal

> pH (using

> a pH meter with connected

> glass electrode) was found

> to be between 3.8 and 4.0 (1 SD +/- 0.3) at the

> introitus, mid-vaginal, and at

> the anterior and posterior

> fornix. In patients with

> preterm labor (n = 50) or prolonged rupture of the

> membranes (PROM, n = 35) pH

> was increased significantly

> to 4.2-4.5 (1 SD +/- 0.7)

> resp. to 5.2-6.1 (1 SD +/- 0.8). Cervical pH ranges

> between 6.5 and 7.0 in all

> groups studied. Elevated pH

> values are due to

> disturbed vaginal flora. We recommend vaginal pH

> measurement for an quick

> detection

> of infection in cases with

> preterm labor and for

> clarifying PROM in suspicious cases.

>

> PMID: 2384841 [PubMed -

> indexed for MEDLINE]

>

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