Gonorrhea Testing As Easy As One Two Three

by Symptom Advice on April 13, 2011

Gonorrhea Testing As Easy As one Two Three

Gonorrhea is one of the most widespread of the STDs. There are literally thousands of people all over the world who get infected with gonorrhea. it can infect men, women or even babies. This disease is easily spread, so people should really be careful and get tested especially if they are engaged with multiple sex partners.

It is easy to acquire gonorrhea; it is so easy that ejaculation is not required to get infected. Simple contact with the penis, vagina, mouth or anus that has been infected can cause another to be infected.  Once a person has been diagnosed and has received treatment for gonorrhea, it is still possible to get infected in the future if the person is not careful. so any sexually active individual is a possible target for the gonorrhea bacteria. This is most common with sexually active teenagers and young adults.

Getting gonorrhea testing is very simple. Most if not all medical centers and hospitals are capable of performing the test. All it takes to diagnose gonorrhea is for a physician or a nurse to obtain a sample from the infected area of the body. they just send these samples to the laboratory for testing and wait for the results. Urine is often tested for presence of the bacteria in the cervix or urethra. Another method is using the Gram Stain. The stain is then checked under a microscope for signs and presence of gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea testing is really that simple that the testing can be done under an hour. There are even gonorrhea home testing kits now available in medical stores. There are also websites in the internet where one can purchase them discreetly and delivered right to the doorstep. Testing for this disease has never been easier. if you have the symptoms for gonorrhea get tested immediately. Do not assume that what you have is gonorrhea. getting the proper testing would determine if you have it or not. This is important because some STDs have the same symptoms of gonorrhea and you do not want to take the wrong medicines.

Once it is clear that the infection is from the gonorrhea bacteria, you can then ask a health practitioner at a STD clinic for the right course of treatment. Treating gonorrhea is easy as well. it does not take a week to have it cured. A simple pill or a shot can cure gonorrhea but it is advised that if you do have the disease, you ought to get tested for other STDs as well.  There are however some strains of the bacteria that are providing to be more difficult to cure. therefore, make sure that all medications are consumed to cure the disease. if you have been treated, do set up an appointment with the STD clinic for re-evaluation just to make sure that everything is done and over with. The key point to all this is to get tested; the sooner the better. Testing is easy and fast anyway so don’t wait until complications occur and more organs get infected.

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