Secretion-monitoring article

A secretion-monitoring article for the identification of secreted biological fluids comprising:

• a body that includes an absorbent material for absorbing a biological fluid secreted from a person and an indicator system that has at least one pH determining member and a reagent for reacting with the biological fluid to alter its pH so that the secretion can be distinguished, wherein the indicator system is associated with the absorbent material such that the biological fluids contact the indicator system and reagent for reaction therewith to identify the secreted biological fluid.

A secration monitoring article for the identification of secreted biological fluids comprising:

• a body that includes an absorbent material for absorbing a biological fluid secreted from a person, and an indicator system that has at least one pH determining member having a chemical composition that contains a quaternary amine wherein the composition reacts with biological fluids that contain protonated amine cations differently than with bodily fluids that do not contain protonated amine cations, the reaction of the composition with fluids containing protonated amine cations is a reversible color change, while the reaction of the composition with fluids that do not contain protonated amine cations is stable.

A secretion-monitoring article for the identification of infected urine comprising:

• a body that includes an absorbent material for absorbing urine from a person and an indicator system that has at least one indicator having a chemical composition that reacts with normal urine differently than infected urine, wherein the indicator changes colors when contacted by infected urine, the color change being nonreversible and the indicator system being associated with the absorbent material such that the biological fluids contact the indicator system for reaction therewith.

A secretion-monitoring article for the identification of bacterial or parasitic infected vaginal secretions comprising:

• a body that includes an absorbent material for absorbing vaginal secretion and an indicator system that has at least one indicator having a hydrophobic chemical composition that reacts with low buffer capacity fluids differently than with high buffer capacity fluids.