title: A critical appraisal of the value of vaginal acid phosphatase determination for the estimation of post-coital time.
abstract: A careful literature review of the use of vaginal fluid acid phosphatase levels as a means to estimate post-coital time disclosed several inconsistencies. In this study, acid phosphatase levels were determined in vaginal fluid samples obtained from 200 women whose post-coital time was known. No statistical significance (at 5% probability levels) was found when vaginal acid phosphatase levels were correlated with post-coital time.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine of the Faculdade da USP, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Meira
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Soares-Vieira
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis*; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014621:Vagina / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase