A critical appraisal of the value of vaginal acid phosphatase determination for the estimation of post-coital time.
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.
Meira
A R
AR
Dept. of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine of the Faculdade da USP, São Paulo, Brasil.
Soares-Vieira
J A
JA
Souza
J M
JM
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*
D000135:Acid Phosphatase