The gonorrhea is a disease of sexual transmissionl caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which affects both men as well as women. Like other STDs, it is transmitted during sexual intercourse.
In many cases, you can have the infection and no symptoms, however, it may occur vaginal discharge, painful urination, bleeding between periods, and abdominal or pelvic pain in women. In the case of men symptoms may include painful urination, pus-like discharge from the urethra and testicular pain and swelling.
At occasions the bacteria can affect other areas of the body as rectum, eyes, throat and joints.
You only have to contact us to schedule an appointment one day in advance, we recommend you to have 3 days of sexual abstinence and previous washing with neutral soap. We perform the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from samples obtained through urethral and cervicovaginal exudate.
No usar óvulos, cremas ni duchas vaginales por lo menos 24 horas antes.
No usar medicamentos tópicos en la zona a evaluar por lo menos 24 horas antes.
No tener relaciones sexuales 72 horas previas a la toma.
No realizar aseo íntimo agresivo el día de la toma.
En hombres, se indica no orinar al menos 2 hora antes de la toma uretral.
En caso de estar en tratamiento antibiótico, esperar al menos 7 días después de terminarlo para tomar la muestra.
Technique: PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
Type: qualitative (detection)
Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Digital and in-app reporting