Vaginal wet mount
![Vaginal wet mount showing slings of pseudohyphae of Candida albicans surrounded by round vaginal epithelial cells, conferring a diagnosis of candidal vulvovaginitis.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Vaginal_wet_mount_of_candidal_vulvovaginitis0011.jpg")
![A vaginal wet mount with a clue cell at bottom left, indicating bacterial vaginosis.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Vaginal_wet_mount_with_a_clue_cell0011.jpg")
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.