| abstract |
In the method of measuring pH of vaginal or other tissue moisture, the steps that include providing an indicator that exhibits a characteristic color when contacted with the moisture, the color being a function of moisture pH; obtaining a vaginal or other tissue moisture sample and transferring moisture from the sample to an indicator, outside the body, whereby the indicator then exhibits a characteristic color, which is a function of pH of the moisture; and providing a color comparison measurement means, and comparing the indicator characteristic color with color comparison measurement means. Also provided are test kit structures to enable performance of such pH measurement, as used for estrogen need determination and the presence or absence of amniotic fluid; and also to determine presence of amines produced by pathogenic bacteria, or flagellates (trichomonas). |