Lactic acid "buffer mixture" treatment for whites. Naujoks, Behrens (Zentr. f. Gyn., 1926, No. 3)

Abstract

The acid. lacticum recommended by Zweifel and intended to increase the degree of acidity in the vaginal contents and to act in a corrective way on the chemistry of the vaginal mucosa, have the disadvantage that the relatively weak (½%) solution is diluted by vaginal secretion and neutralized by its alkaline reaction within minutes of application, so that no lasting action is obtained. Naujoks and Behrens proposed a special so-called "buffer" mixture of lactic acid and its alkaline salt.

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