Gonorrhea Test

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

• Urinating within 2 hours of collecting a urine sample.
• Contamination of a rectal sample with stool.
• In women, douching or using vaginal creams or sprays within 24 hours of the test.
• The use of antibiotics before the test.

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Author:	Sandy Jocoy, RN	Last Updated: April 27, 2009
Medical Review:	Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease
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