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Vaginox Vaginal pH Test

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Vaginox Vaginal pH Test

Read your result

What your result might look like.

At 30 seconds, match the colour on the test pad to the nearest colour on the key. 
The pad starts out yellow, which is normal and expected.

  • Balanced

    Balanced

    Yellow to orange · pH 3.8 – 4.5

    What it means

    Your pH sits in the range a healthy vaginal environment usually holds. That acidity is part of how the body keeps bacterial growth in check.

    What it doesn't mean

    A balanced pH doesn't mean nothing is going on. Yeast infections typically sit inside this same range, so this result can't rule one out. If something feels off — itching, burning, a discharge that has changed — that matters more than the number does.

    What to do next

    Nothing to do on the strength of the reading alone. If you have symptoms anyway, bring them to a provider rather than waiting for the pH to move.
  • Elevated

    Elevated

    Any shade of green · pH above 4.5

    What it means

    Your pH is higher than the usual range — the band your colour key marks as abnormal. A raised pH is associated with bacterial vaginosis, and with trichomoniasis, which tends to read higher still.

    What it doesn't mean

    It doesn't name what's behind it. This test measures pH and nothing else, so it can't tell those two apart or confirm either one. Plenty of things shift pH temporarily.

    What to do next

    Take this to a provider — a raised pH is worth a proper look rather than a guess. If you are pregnant, go sooner: an elevated reading in pregnancy can point to amniotic fluid leaking.

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Between yellow and green?

The middle of this chart is genuinely hard to call, and bathroom lighting pulls every colour warm. Send a photo and someone on our team will match it with you.

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Hold the strip flat against the colour key so both are in the same shot.

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Take the photo at 30 seconds. Color changes after 2 minutes are not diagnostically meaningful.

03

Daylight if you can, phone straight above, no shadow across the pad.

How this works

Your photo is reviewed by a member of our support team. They are not healthcare professionals and cannot diagnose a condition or advise on treatment. What they can do is help you read what your test is showing.

Nothing here is automated. Your photo stays confidential and is used only to answer you.

Lost the card from your kit? You can still send a photo. Put the cassette on a plain white surface in good light.

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Taking the test

A few things worth knowing first.

This test is designed to be run twice. Getting the timing right matters more than anything else.

  1. Not within 12 hours of sexual intercourse.
  2. Not within 12 hours of using any vaginal medicine — pessaries, creams, gels.
  3. Not within 3 to 4 days of the end of your period.
  4. Not within 15 minutes of urinating. Traces of urine on the swab will falsify the result.
  5. Not immediately after washing or showering. Make sure you are completely dry before testing — external moisture affects the reading.
  6. Wash and fully dry your hands first, and avoid touching the test pad or the swab tip.

Directions for use

How to take it.

About a minute, once you're set up.

  • STEP 01

    Wash and dry your hands

    Hands need to be completely dry. Take the strip and the swab out of their pouches without touching the test area or the swab tip. The pad looks yellow to start with — that's normal.

  • STEP 02

    Take the sample

    Sit with your knees apart, or stand with one foot raised. Spread the labia with one hand and gently insert the swab 1 to 3 cm, pressing the tip against the back wall for about five seconds.

  • STEP 03

    Wipe and read

    Wipe the swab back and forth across the test pad at least five times. At 30 seconds, match the colour to the nearest one on the key.

Read at 30 seconds. Any colour change after 2 minutes is not diagnostically meaningful. If the pad was only partly moistened, retest rather than reading a patchy pad.

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The whole thing, start to finish.

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Questions

The ones we hear most often.

Trust that. A yeast infection typically shows a pH within the normal range of 3.8 to 4.5, so a normal reading doesn't rule it out — particularly with thick white discharge that looks like cottage cheese, itching or soreness. The insert says plainly that an acidic pH is not always enough to prevent infection. Speak to your doctor.

It's associated with it, but the strip can't tell you that on its own. Elevated pH points away from yeast and toward bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis. Which one, and whether it's either, is a question for your doctor.

Wait. Semen is alkaline and will raise the reading. The insert asks you to leave 12 hours after intercourse, 12 hours after any vaginal medicine, and 3 to 4 days after your period ends.

No. The pad is yellow when it comes out of the pouch and that's within the expected range. The reading is the colour after you transfer the sample.

No. The test only works with ionic biofluids. Water won't give a meaningful reading.

The pH of vaginal fluid, across a range of 3.8 to 7.0, by colour change.

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The Vaginox Vaginal pH Test determines the pH level of vaginal discharge as an aid to checking for signs of vaginal infection. It does not diagnose bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, yeast infection or any other condition, and a normal pH does not rule out infection. Talk to your doctor about your result and your symptoms.