[Cytological diagnosis of the term of pregnancy using urethrocytogram]

The advantages and drawbacks of urethrocytogram in the course of pregnancy, as compared with vaginal smear to determine how near the term is, have been studied by the authors. They have come to the conclusion that urethrocytogram was an easy to perform examination requiring no highly special equipment, easy to read and capable of giving an immediate answer when the vaginal smear cannot be interpreted because If the existing inflammation, which occurs in one third of cases. Modifications of the urethrocytogram show a slight delay as compared with those shown by the vaginal smear.