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  • Title: [Usefulness of vaginal pH measurements in the identification of potential preterm births].
    Author: Viehweg B, Junghans U, Stepan H, Voigt Th, Faber R.
    Journal: Zentralbl Gynakol; 1997; 119 Suppl 1():33-7. PubMed ID: 9245123.
    Abstract:
    Ascending infections of the female genital tract as a cause of preterm birth have become major importance regarding the prevention of preterm birth. Measurements of the vaginal pH value are able to verify a alkalinisation of the vagina caused by a atypical vaginal flora. In a prospective study we measured the vaginal pH value using indicator paper and evaluated the results of a vaginal and cervical smear of 162 single pregnancies from 26 to 30 weeks of gestation. In contrast to normal pregnancies there is a relation between a pathological pH value > 4.5 and consequent preterm birth in pregnancies with preterm labour but also in pregnancies with other risk factors without symptoms of preterm labour.
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