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If she describes what we call "a positive shoe test"—a gush of fluid that runs down her legs and fills up her shoes—it's probably SROM. We ask, "Did you have to wear a pad to the hospital?
We want to see it. Are your clothes wet? It's sounding like SROM. It's probably pee or something "yucky". Once we get our hands on the aforementioned pad, we test it with a little piece of Nitrizine paper. That's a yellow test strip that turns bright blue in the presence of amniotic fluid. Unfortunately, it sometimes turns yellow in the presence of urine, blood and vaginal discharge too, so we use a positive Nitrizine test in conjunction with other information to "Name That Leak. Here's What to Know.
By this time, we've probably got our Leaker sitting in bed with a big blue Chux under her tushie. It's just like a puppy pad an absorbent paper pad with a waterproof back.
We'll check the Chux periodically for a puddle. If we see one, we'll Nitrizine it. What if our Leaker describes a small puddle but her pad and introitus that's the very outside part of the vagina are Nitrizine negative? She might still be leaking amniotic fluid, just not very much. So now you're probably getting the idea that ruling out SROM isn't always easy. The next step is a sterile speculum exam.
Oh yeah, baby, everybody loves that. We get a speculum that silly-looking, yet intimidating duck-billed instrument that opens your vagina enough so we can see your cervix. Using a sterile technique we look for pooling. Just like it sounds. We shine a bright light into the back of your vagina yep, only that far—it only seems like we're looking at your tonsils to see if there's a little pool of fluid. Probably SROM. Probably not.
Next step: we take a big sterile Q-tip, swab it around back there, then swipe it onto a couple of microscope slides. We then take the speculum out and Nitrizine any fluid that's on it. Nitrizine positive? Nitrizine negative? In some cases, however, these symptoms may be a sign of a…. Find information on birth defects, including what causes them, how they're diagnosed, and how they can be prevented. Vaginal discharge is most often a normal and common occurrence.
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Discover what they are here. Health Conditions Discover Plan Connect. Medically reviewed by Michael Weber, M. Fluid levels Amniotic fluid leak symptoms Risk factors Call your doctor Next steps Intro Amniotic fluid is the warm, fluid cushion that protects and supports your baby as they grow in the womb. Fluid levels throughout your pregnancy could be around: 60 milliliters mL at 12 weeks gestation mL at 16 weeks gestation to 1, mL between 34 and 38 weeks gestation Your doctor can measure your amniotic fluid levels using an ultrasound.
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