Vaginal Smear Microscopy on Leukoformula

Epithelial Cells in Urethral Smear for Gonorrhea Control

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Please tell me, what kind of cells are these in a male urethral smear? This is for gonorrhea treatment control.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Olga Ponomarenko

Candida Fungi in Gynecological Vaginal Smear

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Abundant Candida colonization! Gynecological vaginal smear!

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Anastasia Yasyreva

Trichomonas vaginalis Trophozoites in a Flora Smear

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:01 +0300

Trichomonads encountered.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Pasha Spiridonov

Candida Pseudomycelium and Blastospores in a Vaginal Smear

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Beginning of the week☀ - pseudomycelium and blastospores of Candida fungi in vaginal discharge from a pregnant woman.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.

Cervical Columnar Epithelium in a Vaginal Smear

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Columnar epithelial cells in a female vaginal smear.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Meditsina" Smolensk.

Clue Cells in Gynecological Vaginal Smear for Flora

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0300

Clue cell in a vaginal smear

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Laboratory Assistant of the on-call laboratory of PCHH Ilya Sergeenko Belarus, Polotsk

Mobiluncus in Vaginal Smear for Bacterial Vaginosis

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0300

Mobiluncus is a genus of anaerobic bacteria with a curved shape (comma-shaped) and a size of about 1.5–3 × 0.4 µm. Under microscopy, they often appear as thin, curved rods. Normally present in small quantities in the genitourinary tract. Their active proliferation in women usually serves as a marker for bacterial vaginosis! The photo shows coccobacillary flora with Mobiluncus!

Microscopy Challenge: Bacterial Morphology in Female Smear

Mon, 25 May 2026 15:50:57 +0300

Anonymous question from a subscriber. Good day! Could you tell me what these rods are? I’m seeing them for the first time. Female smear, Romanowsky-Giemsa stain.

Trichomonas Vaginalis Morphology in Male Flora Smear

Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0300

Trichomonas vaginalis in a male flora smear. Confirmed by PCR.

🙏 Images kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Irina Selivanova LLC “Citilab-Ural”, Yekaterinburg

Yeast-like Cells and Pseudomycelium in a Vaginal Smear

Tue, 12 May 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Today’s finding: yeast-like cells in a female vaginal smear.

🙏 Images kindly provided by Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics Physician, Irina Selivanova LLC “Citilab-Ural”, Yekaterinburg

Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Female Flora Smear

Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Trichomonas (Trichomonas vaginalis) in a female smear, Romanowsky stain

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Kristina Goncharova

Candida Pseudomycelium and Spores in Vaginal Smear

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0300

Vaginal smear, pseudomycelium and spores in large quantities, Romanowsky stain

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Alena Azarenkova

Trichomonads in a Flora Smear: Microscopic Picture

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0300

In a female smear, trichomonads were found 🔬

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Anastasia Kuzmina

Mycelium and Fungal Spores in Gynecological Flora Smear

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Fungal spores and mycelium detected in a female smear (looks like willow branches)

🙏 Publication kindly provided by Anastasia Kuzmina

Bacterial Phagocytosis in Gynecological Flora Smear

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Woman, born 1982, flora smear, phagocytosis. Phagocytosis of flora in a smear (especially incomplete) indicates the presence of an acute inflammatory process, in which leukocytes engulf but do not digest bacteria. This is a sign of active infection, often accompanied by a high leukocyte count.

Epithelial Cell Vacuolization in Gynecological Flora Smear

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Woman, born 1962, flora smear. What could be the reason for epithelial vacuolization?!

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Anastasia Yasyreva

Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in a Vaginal Smear

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0300

Trichomonads in a female smear. Eccentrically located nuclei, axostyle, and in some, anterior and posterior flagella are visible.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Meditsina" Smolensk.

Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear: Microscopy

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0300

Trichomonas, vaginal smear.

🙏 This publication was kindly provided by Alla Alekseenkova

Detecting Trichomonas Vaginalis in Urogenital Smears

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:00:01 +0300

Urogenital smear. An incidental finding - Trichomonas vaginalis.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by KDL physician Nana Novikova, CHUZ “KB” RZHD-Meditsina", Smolensk.

Candidiasis in Vaginal Smear: Pseudomycelium and Blastospores

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0300

Pseudomycelium and blastospores of yeast-like fungi, vaginal smear, Romanowsky stain. 🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Alena Azarenkova

Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear During Pregnancy

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 10:58:32 +0300

Trichomonads in a pregnant woman. Examination of female discharge.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.

Morphology of Trichomonas vaginalis in Urogenital Smear

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0300

Mustachioed Trichomonas for your feed! Mag. 1000x, Romanowsky-Giemsa stain

🙏 This publication was kindly provided by Polina Belousova

Candida Pseudomycelium in Smear Microscopy

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:31:31 +0300

Candida. Pseudomycelium 🙏 Photo kindly provided by KDL biologist Tatiana Ivashchenko

Microscopy Challenge: Bacterial Flora in a Smear

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 20:40:00 +0300

Anonymous question from a subscriber. This is the first time we’ve seen such flora. Vaginal smear. A 42-year-old woman. Complaints of leucorrhea (discharge). Diagnosis from the gynecologist in the medical record - vaginitis. Are these diplococci or not?

Morphology of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Romanowsky Stain

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:08:52 +0300

Prof. examination, Trichomonas vaginalis, Romanowsky stain 🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Laboratory Diagnostics Physician Dmitry Snyatkov, St. Petersburg

Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smear with Methylene Blue Stain

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:12:00 +0300

Tr.vaginalis, vaginal smear, methylene blue staining. 🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Alena Azarenkova

Fungi in Gynecological Smear: A Microscopy Challenge

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 19:25:47 +0300

Anonymous question. This is the first time I’ve encountered such fungi in a gynecological smear. It would be interesting to know what they are called and how they are treated? 🤗

Gonorrhea Diagnosis: Intracellular Diplococci on Gram Stain

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:53:54 +0300

Anonymous question from a subscriber. Patient: 19-year-old female. Gram stain. Diplococci are visible only intracellularly, located within leukocytes. Could this be gonorrhea? Please advise on how to record this in the report.

Microscopy of Trichomonas Vaginalis in Vaginal Smears

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 09:52:55 +0300

Tr. Vaginalis. Examination of female discharge.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.

Microscopy of Flora Smear: Phagocytosis and Spermatozoa

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:25:00 +0300

Gynecological smear, methylene blue stain, 1000x magnification. Photo 1. Phagocytosis; Photo 2. Spermatozoa.

🙏Images kindly provided by biologist Natalia Morkhova