White vinegar can't be used for the white acetate test. Indeed, the concentration of acetic acid in white vinegar is 3%~5%, which is also in line with the requirements for the white acetate test, but after all, white vinegar is not suitable for medicine, and it will contain impurities in different degrees, including bacteria. Using white vinegar to do the acetic acid white test may have other effects on the tissue, although the effect is very small, so medical glacial acetic acid should be used to do the acetic acid white test.

The white acetate test is a relatively simple and non-invasive operation. However, if the white acetate test is positive, if necessary, the biopsy will be taken from the suspected lesion area for pathological examination to further clarify whether there is any lesion.

Precautions for White Acetate Test

If a woman is examined by TCT and found to have abnormal conditions and HPV infection, she can be further examined under colposcopy. Generally, when doing colposcopy, you need to do white acetate test at the same time.

The method of acetic acid white test is relatively simple. Usually, after the cervix is exposed, you need to wipe off the secretions on the cervix with a cotton swab, and then apply a small amount of acetic acid to the cervix, and observe it for more than 1 minute to see if the local color of the cervix is obviously white and the fading duration.

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