Sample collection and clinical characteristics
leucorrhea
ONCOLOGY, STERILE, BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS, FRANKLIN
Lateral wall vaginal swab samples were collected on the first day pre-treatment and the last day post-treatment. Two swabs were collected each time, with one being sent to the laboratory for routine gynecological examination using a leucorrhea analyzer (BD, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey) and a bacterial vaginosis test kit (Boyang Biotechnology Co., Ltd, China). The other swab was placed in a sterile empty cryovial and stored at -80℃ until testing. While collecting the vaginal swabs, the radiation injury of the vaginal mucosa was graded by a designated gynecologist according to Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) standards