Gonorrhea testing?!


Question: Gonorrhea testing!?
A few questions

* Can i be tested at my doctor surgery!?
* How are you tested!?
*Can they ask you why you think you've got gonorrhea!?

I mean i've had 2 sexual partners, after the first relationship ended i got tested for everything (blood&swabs) after my second relationship ended i was told he has gonorrhea, so i wanna get tested specifically for that because when i got my blood drawn, i fainted and was out cold for 40 mins woke up and was ill for days!. I really wanna avoid blood tests as that put me off but wanna get swabed for every STI i can!. I hear you only need blood tests for HIV and aids, which is unlikely that i'll have them!. I know it's possible but i just wanna avoid the blood!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
How is it used!?
When is it ordered!?
What does the test result mean!?
Is there anything else I should know!?


How is it used!?
The test is used in two ways:

to diagnose the cause of symptoms, and
to screen sexually active people!.
A definitive diagnosis is important because symptoms of gonorrhea can resemble chlamydia clinically, and the two disorders require different treatment!.

The preferred method of testing currently is the molecular test, also known as Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT)!. This test is based on amplification of the DNA that is present in Neisseria gonorrhoeae!.


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hey go to this website it tells you every thing about std!.
http://www!.westsuburbanteenclinic!.org/fa!.!.!.
and no your doc should not ask why you think you have it!.
its ok and its ok to be safe and to make sure you are safe!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Just go to your doctor & tell them you may have been exposed & need to be tested!.!. They're not there to judge you!.!. If you have to, take a friend with you or tell the doctor you have severe anxiety over blood draws, they can give you something to relax you!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think all the doctor has to do is swab your vagina during a pap!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Gonorrhea Test
Gonorrhea tests involve testing a sample of body fluid or urine to determine if gonorrhea bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) are present and may be the cause of an infection!. These tests are used to screen for or confirm a gonorrhea infection!.

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is usually spread during sexual contact!. It does not always cause symptoms!.

Several types of tests can be used to detect a gonorrhea infection!. Most tests use a sample of body fluid from the affected area!.

Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT)!. NAATs detect and make many copies of the genetic material (DNA) of gonorrhea bacteria!. NAATs include polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) and transcription mediated amplification (TMA)!. These tests are very accurate and can be done either on a urine specimen or a sample of body fluid from the potentially infected area!.
Nucleic acid hybridization test (DNA probe test, molecular probe test)!. Molecular probe testing detects genetic material (DNA) of gonorrhea bacteria!. This test is done on the body fluid collected from the potentially infected area, most often the cervix or urethra!. Samples collected from the throat do not always provide accurate test results!. Often the molecular probe test for gonorrhea also tests for chlamydia, another STD with symptoms similar to those caused by gonorrhea!.
Gonorrhea culture!. A gonorrhea culture is done on a sample of body fluid collected from the potentially infected area, such as the cervix, urethra, eye, rectum, or throat!. The sample is combined with substances that promote the growth of gonorrhea bacteria!. Unlike other gonorrhea tests, a culture can determine if gonorrhea bacteria are resistant to certain antibiotics!.
Gram stain!. A Gram stain test is done on a sample of fluid from the penis or, less commonly, the cervix!. The fluid is spread on a microscope slide and stained with a dye that can help identify gonorrhea bacteria!. A Gram stain is less reliable than a culture or molecular probe test for detecting gonorrhea, but it produces faster results!. Gram stain testing done on a sample from the cervix is not very accurate!.
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, EIA)!. EIA testing is done on a sample of fluid from the penis or cervix!. An EIA test detects substances that trigger the immune system to fight the gonorrhea infection (gonorrhea antigens)!. An EIA test is less accurate for detecting gonorrhea than a gonorrhea culture!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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