Place the sample in 1 ml of saline and agitate to mix. Take a drop of this mixture and place it on a slide.Place a drop of saline on a slide and add a small amount of the discharge.

How do you get a vagina wet mount?

Your nurse or doctor will use a thin cotton swab to collect cells from the vaginal wall. They’ll smear the cells on a small microscope slide and mix them with a saline solution. They’ll view the slide under a microscope. Your doctor will know what type of vaginitis you have, based on what they see on the slide.

What is included in a wet prep?

A vaginal wet mount (or vaginal smear or wet prep) is a gynecologic test wherein a sample of vaginal discharge is observed by wet mount microscopy by placing the specimen on a glass slide and mixing with a salt solution. It is used to find the cause of vaginitis and vulvitis.