SSE: To Lube or Not to Lube.

The clinical gold standard for the diagnosis of ruptured membranes is the sterile speculum examination (SSE). Tests like Amnisure or ROM+ are considered ancillary and supplemental. What is best clinical practice for performing a SSE? In the session we will review this procedure, discuss ancillary testing, and answer the age-old-question… “To lube or not to lube”.